The vaccination for children aged five to 11 is moved to Feb. 7 instead of Feb. 4, the Department of Health said Thursday, citing logistical challenges.
About 780,000 doses of reformulated Pfizer vaccines for the pediatric population will arrive on Friday evening instead Thursday as earlier scheduled, DOH said.
"To ensure adequate preparation and distribution of the Pfizer vaccines allocated for children aged 5-11 years old, the COVID-19 vaccination of 5-11 years old will instead begin on 7 February (Monday)," it said in a statement.
The government eyes to inoculate some 13.5 million children 5 to 11 to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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