THE Department of Health has allotted one million doses of the new Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) for the 333,000 infants aged between six weeks to 11 months in the next two years.

Health Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag announced this during a press forum in Butuan City Wednesday afternoon right after the launching of the new vaccine to expanded program on immunization (EPI) here in the city.

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