ONE of our neighbors, a senior citizen, finally got her jab of a vaccine yesterday. Health authorities here used the one-dose Johnson and Johnson variety. She held out when I was vaccinated weeks ago because of after-effect talk. But as more and more people in the neighborhood got their doses, she was able to gather […]
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CLI kickstarts vaccination program for its workforce, dependents
PROPERTY developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has beefed up its Covid-19 relief efforts among its employees with the initial rollout of its Covid-19 Vaccination Program starting on July 9, 2021 at the Velez Medical Arts Building. The CLI Covid-19 Vaccination Program is an initiative that encourages all CLI employees across its Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) […]
Outbound Filipinos can avail themselves of yellow vaccination card from BOQ
THE Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) will issue a yellow vaccination card to Filipinos bound for countries that require internationally valid certificates of vaccination. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC), said the BOQ will release the yellow vaccination card first since the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is […]
Mandaue to open 5th vax site
WITH more people interested to get vaccinated, Mandaue City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) sees the need to open another vaccination site in the city. Existing vaccination sites in the city are the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex, University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (UCLM), Pacific Mall, and JCentre Mall. EOC eyes to have the second […]
Mandaue realigns supplemental budget for Covid-19
THE Mandaue City Government has earmarked around P100 million of its P150 million supplemental budget intended for its vaccination program and other expenses related to its Covid-19 pandemic response for purposes other than the procurement of vaccines. The amount will be used in paying the vaccination site personnel, and purchase of meals and supplies. In […]
Cebu City adds QR codes to Covid-19 vaccination cards
THE Covid-19 vaccination cards in Cebu City have been added with Quick Response (QR) code as security feature. This innovation is also part of the City’s preparations in case the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will implement the easement of entry requirements for fully vaccinated individuals, said City Councilor […]
PRO 7 to DOH 7: Teach us to detect fake vax cards
THE director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 has ordered all city and provincial police office directors to coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH) 7 so they can distinguish between a fake and a real vaccination card. The national government recently announced it will now allow fully vaccinated individuals to travel around the […]
Spritzer Malaysia Urges Rakyat Malaysia to Get Covid-19 Vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 5, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”), which produces Malaysia’s best-selling natural mineral water, is urging Rakyat Malaysia to register themselves for the COVID-19 vaccination to protect themselves and those around them from the spread of new variants that are more transmissible and deadlier given […]
Cebu City asks for bigger Covid vaccine allocation
THE Cebu City Government has asked the Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) to provide Cebu City with a bigger Covid-19 vaccine allocation. This, after the City was able to use close to 5,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in just a day. The DOH 7 delivered 5,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Cebu City […]
Market to take cues from data, vaccine rollout
INVESTORS will watch out for the government’s decision on quarantine measures, progress in the vaccination program, and the release of more economic reports this week, analysts said. The 30-member Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 32.08 points or 0.46% to close at 6,907.79 on Friday, while the broader all shares index gained 20.29 […]
Editorial: Circulate with caution
Balance freedom with responsibility. Completing the two doses of vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) does not mean one is completely protected from being infected or infecting others. In a June 11 virtual press conference, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire cautioned senior citizens who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine […]
Supply shortage hampers Cebu City’s vaccine drive
ONCE again, the distribution of the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines in Cebu City has been hampered after the City ran out of vaccines. Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama said only two vaccination sites opened on Friday, June 11, 2021 primarily to give inoculated individuals their second doses. “Only two vaccination sites functioned because […]
Cabaero: Guidelines needed for vaccine cardholders
Guidelines are needed for the vaccinated public on how to care for their cards after their second dose of the anti-coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine. I wrote last Sunday about not posting photos of vaccination cards on social media because criminals can steal your personal details and use them or your card for whatever purpose. I […]
No more walk-ins for Covid vaccination in Lapu-Lapu City
SENIOR citizens and persons with comorbidities who are not registered to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will no longer be accommodated at vaccination sites in Lapu-Lapu City starting Monday, June 7, 2021. The City Government announced on Saturday, June 5, that it will be implementing the “no walk-in” policy after chaos ensued during […]
Discounts for vaccinated residents
OWING to its “slow” vaccine rollout, Mandaue City has thought of a way to lure the city’s residents to get their Covid-19 jabs — business establishments will offer discounts and promos to vaccinated individuals. Mayor Jonas Cortes has tapped the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) to help encourage businesses to offer discounts and […]
Wenceslao: Health scare
I got my second jab of the Sinovac on May 19 without much of a hitch, like what happened in my first jab. This time, though, my blood pressure acted up, but only a bit. And the doctor gave the go signal for the inoculation, with the warning that I should go to my doctor […]
Cebu City won’t buy vaccines
THE Cebu City Government may no longer purchase its own Covid-19 vaccines after the National Government assured that enough vaccines will be allocated for Metro Cebu. In a meeting with Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) officials earlier this week, Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama was told by retired general Melquiades Feliciano that the National […]
52K Sinovac doses arrive for C. Visayas
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 received a total of 52,800 additional doses of CoronaVac, the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech Ltd., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. DOH 7 spokesperson Mary Jean Loreche said these will be allocated to the vaccination programs of local government units (LGUs) and will be distributed based on the […]
Lawyers get confirmation of being under next priority group for COVID-19 vaccination; prisoners still under consideration
THE INTEGRATED Bar of the Philippines, the official organization of all Philippine lawyers, has received confirmation from the government that legal professionals are included in the next priority group for vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The next sector in line for inoculation are those under group A4, which covers economic and government frontliners. The […]
Solons call for inclusion of dentists, med-techs in vaccination teams
A BILL was filed Tuesday for the inclusion of dentists and medical technologists as vaccinators to speed up the government’s inoculation program against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “With the arrival of more vaccines in the country, the swift roll out of the vaccine is needed for the efficient administration and prevention of possible expiration of […]