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@laratyan Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje talks about the possible COVID-19 vaccination of students: Ang meron lang for below 18 (16 years old and above) ay Pfizer. Our Pfizer vaccines are from COVAX. Ang priority ng COVAX ay A1, A2, A3, and later on A5

@laratyan DOH USec. Cabotaje on increase in COVID-19 cases in Visayas, Mindanao: Part of our strategy is to give them additional vaccines so they will be given protection bit.ly/3orXinG

@laratyan DOH USec. Cabotaje on preventing crowding in vaccine sites due to brand preference: One of the strategies that can be made ay hindi na ia-announce ang bakunang ibibigay. Kung ano ang available sa vaccination site, iyun ang kukunin nila. That will help the flow

@laratyan DOH USec. Cabotaje on incident in Parañaque: Dinagsa ang Pfizer. Nung inannounce na may Pfizer, everybody wanted to queue

@laratyan DOH Usec. Cabotaje says vaccine rollout to A4 and A5 priority sectors will be carried out only in NCR and 8 other areas for now: Hinahabol natin ang volumes ng vaccine. Iko-concentrate natin sa geographic areas na may surge

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@laratyan DOH Usec. Cabotaje on refusing COVID-19 vaccination due to brand preference: Ang binigyan lang ng right of first refusal ay ang A1, ang health workers.... Other than that dapat wala nang right of refusal. Kung ano ang vaccine, kunin mo. Kung hindi, you go down the end of the line

@laratyan RELATED: President Rodrigo Duterte issued a stern reminder that no Filipino can be picky with the brand of COVID-19 vaccine they will receive, regardless of their social status bit.ly/2Ri7pj3

@laratyan DOH Supply Chain Management Services Director Dr. Ariel Valencia says preparations and trainings are ongoing for cold chain managers and vaccinators for the expected arrival of Moderna vaccines in June

@laratyan PH Foundation for Vaccination Executive Director Dr. Lulu Bravo on COVID-19 vaccine brand preference: Kulang lang tayo sa information. Kailangan ang tuloy-tuloy na information dissemination. Importante na maya't-maya ay pinaaalalahanan sila na hindi pwedeng prejudiced o biased ka

Dr. Bravo: We always must use vaccines before the expiration date. Hindi tamang magbigay ng bakuna pagtapos mag-expire.

Some 2 million doses of AstraZenaca vaccines are expiring soon: 1.5 million on June 30 and 500,000 in July

Dr. Bravo on mixing vaccine brands: Mixing is not really recommended. Posibleng mag-iba ang efficacy, posibleng mas mataas o mas mababa ang side effects