COVID19 Vaccination
2021
Davao CHD
Complementation
Chapter: Governance
Governance
National Coordinating Committee
Technical Working Groups and Sub Technical Working Groups
National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG)
National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee (NAEFIC)
Independent/
external
advisory
bodies
COVID-19 Vaccine Cluster Organizational Structure
DETAILS
COVID-19 Vaccine Cluster
TG Vaccine Evaluation and
Selection
Lead: DOST
Members: DOH, FDA, RITM,
Vaccine Experts
TG Cold Chain and Logistics
Management
Lead: DOH, TGRML
Members: DBM, DILG (PNP),
DND (AFP, OCD)
TG Diplomatic Engagement and
Negotiations
Lead: DFA
Members: DOF, DOH, NTF, DOST
TG Immunization Program
Lead: DOH
Members: DOJ, FDA, DILG,
DSWD, DepEd, AFP, DOTr, DICT
TG Procurement and Finance
Lead: DOF
Members: DOH, DBM
TG Demand Generation &
Communications
Lead: PCOO
Members: DOH, NTC, PIA
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Department of Health, Philippines
Governance
Chapter 1: Scientific Evaluation and Selection
To ensure vaccine safety and
efficacy, it is to be clearly
understood that only vaccines
which are granted Emergency Use
Authorization or Certificate of
Product
Registration
by
the
Philippine FDA will be purchased
by the government.
Chapter 3: Procurement and Financing
Chapter 5: Vaccine Distribution and Deployment
Prioritization in COVID19 Immunization
Group A
Prioritization in COVID19 Immunization
Group B
Prioritization in COVID19 Immunization
Group C
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Implementation of a Nationwide Vaccination
Pre-Implementation Phase
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Key Messages
Chapter: Risk Communication and Community Engagement
Readiness Tool
Statement of Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr.
National Task Force Against COVID19 Chief Implementer
and Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr.
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Topic: Delivery of Vaccines from COVAX Facility for the
First Quarter of 2021
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“ We are pleased to report that at least 5.6 million vaccine doses
produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca are expected to
arrive in the country within the first quarter of this year to
jumpstart the country’s national vaccination program as part of
the global efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Today, we received a letter from Aurelia Nguyen, managing
director of the World Health Organization - led COVAX facility,
officially informing the Philippine government that the country
stands to receive a total of 9,407,400 doses from the two
pharmaceutical makers within the projected first and second
quarters of this year.
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With the country demonstrating its preparedness to receive the
vaccines, the regional review committees from the WHO,
UNICEF, and Gavi have granted us two vaccine brands that
have been “authorized or very close to being authorised by
WHO through an Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
In its letter, the COVAX facility said the Philippines will receive
117,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. These are
expected to be delivered in mid-February and will cover the first
quarter supply commitment. Delivery confirmation of the
suppliers will be announced later.
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Likewise, the country will receive 5,500,800 to 9,290,400
doses of AstraZeneca vaccines. As the company awaits the
issuance of its EUL, the “indicative” numbers of doses reflect
only the supply for the first two quarters of 2021. The initial
delivery is scheduled to mid to late February as stated in the
letter.
I would like to emphasise that according to COVAX the number
of doses and the projected arrival of the vaccines are all
indicative since it all depends on the global supply.
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The Philippine Government through its Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has earlier granted both Pfizer
BioNTech
and
AstraZeneca
Emergency
Use
Authorizations (EUA), which means that these vaccines
can be safely administered once they become available.
Over the past week, we have been visiting cities in Metro
Manila to monitor the ongoing preparations being carried
out by our local government units (LGUs) and the private
sector for the arrival of the vaccines, specifically the
crafting
of
their
respective
local
vaccine
implementation plans.
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We are scheduled to visit other areas across the country in the
coming weeks, especially now that the Philippine National
Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 vaccines has
been finally approved for immediate implementation.
Based on our visit, we have seen that many LGUs and the private
sector are now ready for the vaccine roll-out from their
vaccination sites, to their cold storage equipment and facilities, to
their personnel. We hope that these kinds of preparations will be
replicated nationwide.
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These latest developments came a year since the country declared
its first confirmed COVID19 case. We were all clueless then on
how to effectively manage and mitigate the impact of the infectious
disease. But with the arrival of vaccines and the implementation of
the National Action Plan Against COVID-19, we are now in a better
position to put an end to the epidemic.
Indeed, there is now light at the end of the tunnel.
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We assure the Filipino people that under the leadership of
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, your government will secure the
targeted 148 million doses of safe, effective, and free vaccines
to inoculate 70 million people by 2021 and realise our nation’s goal
of achieving herd immunity within this year.
We would therefore like to urge all Filipinos to set their fears aside
and have themselves inoculated once these vaccines are
available. again, we would to assure our countrymen that all the
vaccines the government will be administering must pass the
stringent selection and evaluation process of the Vaccine
Expert Panel, FDA, and the Department of Health.
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With the vaccine providing us an extra layer of protection, we must
also push for “vaccine-plus” or the strict observance of minimum
health standards - the wearing of face masks, maintaining social
distancing, and practicing proper hygiene. This remains the most
effective way to curb the spread of the virus and put an end to this
pandemic.
We are confident that with the whole nation working together, we
will be able to recover our economy and bring back a greater
sense of normalcy among our people.
The arrival of these COVAX vaccines is a welcome development
as we await the vaccines that we have negotiated, which are
expected to be delivered in the succeeding second, third, and
fourth quarters of this year.
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The vaccines under COVAX can now inoculate our healthcare
workers, medical-related personnel, and other frontlines. These all
fall under the guidance of President Duterte to preserve the
healthcare system and major institutions of the country.
This positive news is a testament that under the COVAX facility, it
ensures suitable distributions of vaccines throughout the globe,
which bodes well with the Duterte’s administration principle of
“Walang maiiwan, walang iwanan”
We must work together to ensure that all nations rich or poor- will have access to safe vaccines.
No one is safe until all of us are safe, as what the
President has said.” END
Whole-of-nation
approach
Guidance and
Support of the
Local Chief
Executives, in
direct coordination
with the Provincial/
City Health Office
in overseeing the
implementation of
the COVID 19
Vaccination among
all Levels.
Critical Steps
1. Determine the number of eligible
population for COVID-19
vaccination in your area
4. Assign teams and vaccinees to an
implementing unit / vaccination post
2. Identify the implementing units in you
areas, and the number of vaccination
posts/sites, and plot in an operational
spot map
5. Estimate the vaccine requirement
and ancillary supplies needed
3. Identify the number of
supervisors, vaccination teams,
AEFI/AESI composite teams and
other personnel needed and available
for the vaccination campaign
6. Identify gaps in cold chain
capacity
Critical Steps
7. Ensure timely delivery of
logistics
8. Prepare a daily vaccination
session plan
10. Prepare a supervision and
monitoring plan and schedule
11. Prepare an AEFI/AESI
management, surveillance and
response plan
9. Develop a communication
plan and implement social
mobilization and advocacy
activities
12. Develop a waste
management plan