Galvez said the pilot rollout of pediatric vaccination has also been expanded to eight hospitals from six. Galvez said that St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City and Makati Medical Center would be included in the list of hospitals to offer pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations. ADVERTISEMENTNew casesThe other hospitals are the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, the National Children’s Hospital, the Philippine Heart Center, Pasig City Children’s Hospital, Fe Del Mundo Medical Center and the Philippine General Hospital. On Wednesday, the DOH said it recorded 9,868 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 2,622,917. Domingo said at present, the tocilizumab brands approved in the country included Actemra and RoActemra, licensed by Swiss company Roche, and Tenziba.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 06, 2021 21:33 UTC