By Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter SENIOR CITIZENS, who are more prone to illnesses like influenza and pneumonia which may then worsen other comorbidities (or vice versa), must be vaccinated in order to keep them safe and healthy this rainy season. “Vaccination is an act of love,” said Dr. Lulu C. Bravo, founder and executive director […]
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2 cities delay vax drive due to ‘Agaton’
VACCINATION drives in the cities of Cebu and Naga were temporarily halted on Monday, April 11, 2022, due to Tropical Depression Agaton (Megi).But as some local government units in Cebu have temporarily halted their Covid-19 vaccination drives due to Agaton, the Mandaue City Government will continue to give Covid-19 vaccine jabs even with the bad […]
Only 40% of Cebu’s target jabbed in special vax drive
ONLY 16,000 individuals have so far been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the first two days of the special vaccination days in Cebu Province.This is just 40 percent of the 40,000 target eligible population to vaccinate in the three-day house-to-house vaccination focusing on senior citizens in 12 local government units (LGUs), which runs from […]
Unilab bags Silver Anvil Award in 57th Anvil Awards
UNILAB Inc. (Unilab), though its advocacy program “Alaga sa Kalusugan ng Pamayanan” (Akap), won a Silver Anvil Award during the 57th Anvil Awards in February 2022 for its short video titled “Limang Bagay na Dapat Mong Malaman Tungkol sa Bakuna Laban sa Covid-19” under the category Multimedia/Digital Tool-Audio-Visual Presentation.As healthcare workers and local leaders grapple […]
Mandaue eyes vax at doorstep
MANDAUE City is eyeing to reduce the number of its main vaccination sites as it plans to strengthen its sitio-based approach to bring Covid-19 vaccination closer to residents.Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, operations head of the city’s Vaccination Operations Center (VOC), said they have started the sitio-based vaccination in some of Mandaue’s 27 barangays after noting a […]
NVOC eyes special vaccination drive for CV, 4 other regions
CENTRAL Visayas and four other regions are being eyed for the conduct of special vaccination days by the end of March 2022, the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) said, after it noted a low vaccination rate in some areas.In a televised public briefing Saturday, March 19, NVOC co-lead Dr. Kezia Rosario said they are now […]
Only 2% of target seniors jabbed on Day 1 of 4th NVD
LESS than 1,000 senior citizens were vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Central Visayas on the first day of the fourth round of the National Vaccination Days (NVD).Only 980 senior citizens were vaccinated for primary doses and booster shots on Thursday, Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist of the Department of Health in Central Visayas […]
4th National Vax Days in Cebu set In March
THE Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) will initiate a fourth round of the National Vaccination Days (NVD) against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in March this year.Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH 7 chief pathologist and spokesperson for the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC), said they will use the fourth round of the NVD to improve […]
DOH 7 seeks inclusion of street children in Covid vax efforts
THE Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) is pushing for the inclusion of street children in the vaccination program of children ages five to 11 years old.During a press…
Brand preference blamed for low turnout during National Vaccination Days
CENTRAL Visayas did not meet its target number of individuals to vaccinate in the third round of the two-day National Vaccination Days (NVD) with a turnout of only 23.33 percent, p…
Low turnout for Round 3 of National Vax Days in Central Visayas
MORE than 51,000 individuals so far have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Central Visayas in Part 3 of the National Vaccination Days (NVD), which is way be…
DOH 7 to vaccinate 400K in 2-day National Vax Days
THE Department of Health in Central Visayas is targeting to vaccinate more than 400,000 people against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during the two-day National Vaccination Days o…
Vax for 5-11 years old to begin Feb. 4
THE National Government will roll out the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination of children aged five to 11 on Feb. 4, 2022.National Task Force (NTF) chief implementer Carlito…
Cebu City suspends Covid-19 vax campaign due to ‘Odette’
MAYOR Michael Rama has suspended the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Cebu City starting Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in order to address the severe impact brought by Typhoon Odette (i…
Cebu top performing city during national vax drive
THE National Government awarded on Thursday, Dec. 9, the local government units (LGUs), including Cebu City, that were able to achieve and surpass their vaccination targets during the national vaccination drive, which was held on Nov. 29 to Dec. 3. Cebu City was hailed for having the highest doses administered among all cities nationwide, at […]
DILG: Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue ‘achieve herd immunity’
THE cities of Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue in Cebu have received the much sought after herd immunity against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The two are among 23 highly urbanized cities in the country to have achieved the status. The others are San Juan, […]
Cebu City opens 3rd vax site for minors
THE Cebu City Government opened a pediatric Covid-19 vaccination site at the Cebu Institute of Technology University (CIT-U) on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. This is the third vaccination site established by the City exclusive for minors ages 12 to 17. Aside from the vaccination site at CIT-U, the other two vaccination sites are located at […]
DOH exceeds target; 10M jabbed in 5 days
THE health department said close to 10 million people were vaccinated against Covid-19 during the extended “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 3, 2021. The Department of Health said as of Saturday, December 4, 2021, a total of 9,937,827 individuals were vaccinated during the extended vaccination drive. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario […]
VVOC monitoring 120 arrivals in Central Visayas for Omicron
THE Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) is monitoring 120 persons in Central Visayas from countries with confirmed Omicron cases who entered the country through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from Nov. 15 to 30, 2021. VVOC spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said Friday these persons from the Bureau of Quarantine red list countries entered […]
Central Visayas 4th in number of unvaxxed persons in PH
CENTRAL Visayas ranked fourth among the 17 regions in the Philippines with the highest number of unvaccinated individuals eligible for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination as of Dec. 1, 2021. Data from the national Vaccines Operations Reporting System (VORS) relayed by the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) on Thursday, Dec. 2, showed that Region 7 has […]