HEALTH ASSESSMENT ALGORITHM FOR SINOVAC

of the Philippine National COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment and Vaccination Program

as of April 15, 2021

ASSESS THE VACCINE RECIPIENT: Is the patient any of the following?

NO ● Age below 18 YES

● With severe allergic reaction after the 1st dose of the DO NOT VACCINATE
SINOVAC vaccine

SPECIAL PRECAUTION
NO YES OBSERVE FOR 30
With allergy to food, egg, medicine, and/or with asthma?
MINS

YES USE GAUGE 23-25.

NO Have history of bleeding disorders or currently taking
APPLY FIRM
anti-coagulants?
PRESSURE.

DEFER
NO YES
With SBP>180 and/or DBP>120, and with signs and symptoms of REFER TO MD AND
organ damage? BRING TO ER

Symptomatic (Fever/ chills, Headache, Cough, Colds, Sore throat,

YES REFER TO MD.
NO Myalgia, Rashes, Fatigue, Weakness, Loss of smell/ taste, Diarrhea,
Shortness of breath/difficulty in breathing, Nausea/ Vomiting) RESCHEDULE AFTER
OR With other symptoms of existing comorbidity FULL RECOVERY.
VACCINATE

NO Have history of exposure to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case in

YES RESCHEDULE AFTER
COMPLETION OF
the past 2 weeks (14 days)?
14-DAY QUARANTINE

NO Has had attacks, admissions, or changes in medication for the past 3 YES RESCHEDULE ONCE
months? STABLE FOR AT LEAST
3 MONTHS

NO Has received any other vaccine in the past 14 days or plans to receive YES RESCHEDULE AFTER
another vaccine 14 days following vaccination? 14-DAY INTERVAL FROM
OTHER VACCINE

YES RESCHEDULE AFTER

NO Have been previously diagnosed for COVID-19 AND is still undergoing RECOVERY OR
treatment/ recovery? TREATMENT
COMPLETION

NO Have received convalescent plasma or monoclonal antibodies for YES RESCHEDULE AFTER
COVID-19 in the past 90 days? 90 DAYS

NO YES RESCHEDULE AFTER

Pregnant and in first trimester of pregnancy?
FIRST TRIMESTER

Has been diagnosed with any of the following:

● HIV
● Cancer/Malignancy and currently undergoing chemotherapy,
radiotherapy, immunotherapy or other treatment
● Underwent transplant
YES
● Under steroid treatment or medication
GET CLEARANCE FROM
NO ● Bed ridden, terminal illness, less than 6 months prognosis
● With autoimmune disease ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
AND was not cleared by attending physician prior to vaccination?
* Vaccine recipients who will receive their dose in treatment hubs, etc. (such as people
living with HIV) may get their clearance from their attending physician on the scheduled
vaccination day prior to being inoculated with the vaccine