The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has converted its vaccination facility to a child-friendly area as the agency recently rolled out its vaccination drive for children aged 5 to 11.
Child stars and children of showbiz personalities and players of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and MMDA officials were inoculated during the launch held at the MMDA vaccination facility in Makati.
“The pediatric vaccination program of MMDA is open for all children and allows walk-in.”
MMDA Officer-in-Charge and General Manager Atty. Romando Artes said the pediatric vaccination program of MMDA is open for all children and allows walk-ins.
However, children who are to be vaccinated should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
“There’s no need to pre-register but parents or guardians need to present proof that their kids are at least five years old and they also need to accomplish a consent form before their kids get vaccinated,” Artes said.
“We are targeting 50 to 100 kids to be vaccinated at the MMDA facility daily.”
“We are targeting 50 to 100 kids to be vaccinated at the MMDA facility daily,” he added.
Half of the MMDA vaccination facility was transformed into a playground-like area for children to be relaxed and to remove their fear of being vaccinated.
Different toys, books, and board games were also made available for the children to enjoy before getting inoculated.
Loot bags were also given to the children after getting vaccinated.
Artes said the Resbakuna Kids aims to provide children protection against COVID-19.
“This is the first step for children to be able to go back to school,” he stressed.
Artes added that the MMDA’s own Resbakuna Kids program aims to accommodate more kids and help augment the Metro Manila local government units’ respective pediatric vaccination drives.
