Time for minors 5 to 11 years old to get vaccinated

Published January 28, 2022, 12:05 AM

by Manila Bulletin

https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/28/time-for-minors-5-to-11-years-old-to-get-vaccinated/

I. Vocabulary

Enlist

1a: to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest

Eligible

having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions

Outweigh

: to exceed in weight, value, or importance

II. Summary

The Department of Health (DOH) announced that minors, aged five to 11, will be vaccinated starting
Feb. 4, 2022. The vaccine that will be used is the one manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, which has
recently secured emergency use approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This new
directive from the DOH allows more minors to be vaccinated, following the mandate to allow jabs to be
administered to the 12 to 17-year-old demographic. CDC: "No serious safety concerns were identified
(referring to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine)". National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer and
vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. assured the nation that supply of Pfizer vaccines will be steady.
Starting Feb. 4, more than 10 million of the five to 11-year-old minors would become eligible for a
vaccine. This is a right step into herd immunity, which would protect the majority of the population, and
lead us to better days and brighter times.

III. Reaction

As the news said the increasing numbers of Omicron variants are not good, so they came up with a good
decision. I’m agree that kids 5-11 years old can gets vaccinated because if they get infected their body
cannot handle it, with the vaccine you can assure that it can help to protect the children from the virus.
The weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealed the response to
vaccines - local and systemic reactions, in children aged 5-11 years after Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in the United States ( Dr. Dwivedi, 2021). Health Workers are
human also they can get tired so as an individual we must be responsible in every work they do. They
have a markedly higher risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, especially
if they are exposed to a high volume of sick patients (such as in the emergency room) or respiratory
secretions (such as intensive care unit healthcare providers). Early in the outbreak in China, thousands of
healthcare workers were infected, and the numbers of infected healthcare workers and related deaths
are now rising elsewhere throughout the world. (Schmerling, 2020)

IV. References

Cambridge Dictionary. (n.d.). Eligible. In Cambridge English dictionary. Retrieved January 30, 2022, from
ELIGIBLE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Dwivedi, R. (2021, December 31). COVID-19 vaccine appears safe in children aged 5–11 Years. Medical
Science News. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211231/COVID-19-vaccine-appears-safe-in-
children-aged-5e2809311-Years.aspx

Manila Bulletin. (2022, January 28). Time for minors 5 to 11 years old to get vaccinated. Manila
Bulletin. https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/28/time-for-minors-5-to-11-years-old-to-get-vaccinated/

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Enlist. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 30, 2022, from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlist

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Outweigh. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 30, 2022,

from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outweigh

Schmerling, R. (2020, April 8). What’s it like to be a healthcare worker in a pandemic?. Harvard Health
Publishing. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/whats-it-like-to-be-a-healthcare-worker-in-a-
pandemic-2020040819485