Pedvaxx Rollout Messaging House

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Communications Management Unit

MESSAGE GUIDE FOR ALL SPOKESPERSONS


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MESSAGE HOUSE FOR ALL


SPOKESPERSONS
As of February 06, 2022

Note: Please be guided by the following KEY MESSAGES for all media interviews & press releases. When possible, re-echo or circle
back to these messages regardless of questions you are being asked to answer. Thank you very much!

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Communications Management Unit
MESSAGE GUIDE FOR ALL SPOKESPERSONS

VACCINATION ROLLOUT OF (5-11) YEAR-OLDS

OVERARCHING MESSAGE

Children must be protected from COVID-19 through vaccination as an


important sector of the population and the future of our country.

Key Message 1: Key Message 2: Key Message 3:


COVID-19 vaccines are safe and Protect our children. Roll-Out of Vaccination
effective.

Only Pfizer has received an Children can get Covid-19 and Vaccination will be done in
FDA EUA specific for 5-11 infect others. During the phases, starting on Feb 7,
years old, to be given in two Omicron wave, 69% of 2022 in select sites in NCR
doses, 21 days apart. The COVID-19 cases among (38 sites), Region 4A (3 sites),
formulation is different from minors are 0-11 years old. BARMM (1 site) and on Feb 9,
that of the Pfizer vaccine for Vaccination protects them 2022 in Region 3 (5 sites).
12 years old and above. from severe disease / death This will be further expanded
from COVID-19. as the supply of doses arrives
Over 8.7M children have and as local vaccine
already been vaccinated Vaccination will give children operations, centers prepare
worldwide, with zero deaths the added protection they their sites. There will be
attributable to vaccines, need when face-to-face designated sites for
0.00013% serious adverse classes resume. vaccination of 5-11 years old.
events, 2.4% with mild side
effects all of whom have All children must complete Consent of parents or legal
recovered, and 97.6% without routine vaccination to be guardians and assent of
any side effects. protected from other children (7 years and above)
communicable diseases. will be needed prior to
Benefits such as protection vaccination.
from severe COVID-19 and
long-term complications of Out of the 12.74M
COVID-19, as well as safer 12-17-year-olds, around 8.8M
return to school, outweigh or 77% have received their
the potential risks of side first dose, and 8.2M have
effects ranging from fever, received both first and
pain on injection site, fatigue, second doses. Experts are
headache, myocarditis, and still studying COVID-19
pericarditis. vaccination for 0-4 years old.

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TOP 5 TRENDING ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Issue Response

Why are we With almost two years of having remote learning and not seeing the outdoors, the government is doing
administering the its best efforts by having the pediatric population inoculated. The vaccine will provide adequate
vaccine to children protection for our children against severe illness from the disease.
now if it wasn’t
considered safe Health authorities all over the world have studied this carefully to assure the safety and efficacy of the
before? vaccines for younger children, and once approved for the country’s protocols, the dosage
requirements will be appropriate to the age of the recipient. Countries like the United States, Australia,
Singapore, and other European countries have started to inoculate their children with vaccines for
added protection.

Are vaccines for the In light of the recent rise in cases, last January, healthcare and bed utilization of the country remained
pediatric vaccination low to moderate risk. In addition, most cases have been reported to exhibit mild symptoms or are
safe and effective? asymptomatic. 85% of COVID-19 patients in the ICU or are in need of assistance in breathing are
unvaccinated.

This trend may be attributed to vaccination and adherence to minimum public health standards and
protocols.

With over 8.7 million children vaccinated worldwide. Most of the mild symptoms that were manifested
by children were just pain on the injection site, headaches, and rashes - which may go away within
two (2) to three (3) days. The great majority of vaccinated children, a number of 97.6%, did not
manifest any symptoms after inoculation of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Wouldn’t vaccines Vaccines against communicable diseases are different from the COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines
against protect children from other infectious agents such as measles, polio, chickenpox, influenza, etc.
communicable Existing vaccines do not cover COVID-19 so children must be additionally provided with this.
diseases be enough Children have always been just as likely to get infected and spread the COVID virus, and the vaccine
for children since will provide adequate protection for our children against severe illness from the disease. Vaccination
they have stronger for children is an important step in reaching our ultimate goal of ending this pandemic. Vaccines work,
immune systems? and they work best when the entire community is fully protected.

What vaccines are At present only Pfizer-BioNTech has been granted EUA for the vaccination of the pediatric population
available for children ages (5-11) years old.
ages (5-11) years?

Why is the rollout Rollout is phased because vaccines will be delivered in tranches. Only 780,000 doses were delivered
phased? last Friday, and millions more will arrive in the coming weeks. It is also phased in order to give ample
time for other sites to prepare their vaccinators and their local communities.

Why are vaccination Because the vaccines for 5-11 are formulated differently, separating the vaccination sites will minimize
sites for 5-11 possibilities of vaccine error.
separate from other
age groups?

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