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…
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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 […]
Fewer jabs in Metro Cebu on Day 2 of national vax drive
NINE local government units (LGUS) in Metro Cebu vaccinated a total of 79,475 individuals on the second day of the three-day National Covid-19 Vaccination Days on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reported. VVOC spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said Wednesday this is 90 percent of its 87,819 target. The second-day […]
Duterte could make Covid vaccination mandatory
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, November 29, that he is inclined in making coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination mandatory in the country amid the threat of the new and potentially more transmissible Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of Sars-CoV-2. “I may agree with the task force if they decide to make it mandatory (vaccination). It’s for […]
Over 83K jabbed in Metro Cebu on Day 1 of National Vax Drive
NINE local government units in Metro Cebu combined vaccinated a total of 83,460 individuals on the first day of the three-day Bayanihan, Bakunahan: National Covid-19 Vaccination Days on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reported. VVOC spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said this is 95 percent of its 87,819 jabs target. […]
Over 40K persons in Metro Cebu jabbed on Day 1 of Nat’l Vax Days
MORE than 40,000 individuals in Metro Cebu received a vaccine shot against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Monday, Nov. 29, the first day of the three-day “Bayanihan, Bakunahan: National Covid-19 Vaccination Days.” As of 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, Cebu City vaccinated 9,527 individuals; Lapu-Lapu City, 7,303 individuals; Mandaue City, 322; Talisay City, 900; Naga City, […]
Jabbing 1.3M Covid vax doses in 3 days targeted, VVOC says
IF THE 1.3 million target doses would be achieved by Central Visayas in the three-day nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2021, the number would help the region reach 50 percent of its target population to be fully vaccinated and 70 percent to be vaccinated with at least first dose. This […]
Booster shots for people with comorbidities, seniors ready by Monday
CEBU City’s senior citizens and people with comorbidities can get their booster shot starting Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, the City Health Department (CHD) said. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, the CHD head, said the elderly and individuals with comorbidities or groups A2 and A3, respectively, can get the booster shot provided they have been fully vaccinated for […]
Cebu LGU’s get ready for national vax days
WITH the three-day national vaccination drive approaching, local government units (LGUs) in Cebu are revving up preparations to get more people into their vaccination centers. In Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan offers residents a chance to win exciting prizes. Chan announced on his Facebook page that residents can participate in the raffle draw by […]
DILG aims to vaccinate 15M on National Vaccination Days
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will tap the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and basic education teachers to serve as data encoders during the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days aimed at vaccinating some 14 percent of the Philippine population in a three-day blitz from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2021. In a statement […]
Philippines records fewest active cases this year at 17,864
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) on Wednesday reported the lowest active coronavirus cases this year at 17,864 based on data from the Worldometer website. It also added 890 coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 2.83 million. The death toll hit 47,682 after 200 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 1,710 to 2.76 million, it […]
Pilar, Camotes starts pediatric Covid-19 vaccination program
ABOUT 200 children were vaccinated during the launch of the pediatric Covid-19 vaccination program in Pilar, Camotes, Cebu on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. The vaccination drive was conducted at the Pilar gymnasium in Barangay Upper Poblacion, under the leadership of Dr. Camelle Mae Celis and together with the staff of the Pilar rural health unit, […]
Cebu City opens 2nd vax site for healthy minors aged 12-17
THE Cebu City Government opened its second vaccination site for minors aged 12 to 17 without comorbidities on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The second vaccination site, located at Robinsons Cybergate Cebu in the uptown area, was opened nine days after the City started inoculating healthy minors at Doña Anunciacion Aznar Memorial Building in Southwestern University […]
Ched, DOH to tap medical, nursing students for nationwide vax rollout
GRADUATING students of medical courses will soon have a chance to help in the national government’s ongoing vaccination rollout. This after the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) and the Department of Health (DOH) issued a joint memorandum circular allowing post-graduate and undergraduate medical interns; clinical clerks, and fourth-year medicine and nursing students to serve as […]