Cebu City running low on Pfizer vaccines supply

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is now running low on its supply of the sought-after Pfizer vaccine. The city’s Vaccination Operations Center is expected to complete the distribution of available vaccines by Thursday, May…

Vaccination drive in Cebu City not affected by non-disclosure of vaccine brand rule – exec

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As far as Cebu City is concerned, nondisclosure of the COVID-19 vaccine brand prior to the actual inoculation did not adversely impact its vaccination drive. The COVID-19 vaccine rollout here for medical frontliners,…

FACES OF CEBU: Katrine Brille Camposano, law student/A3 priority

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite having a tight schedule for her studies, aspiring lawyer Katrine Brille Camposano did not hesitate to have herself jabbed with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Brille has bronchial asthma, and…

DOH-7: Vax not directly linked to deaths of 3 frontliners

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The deaths of three frontliners in Central Visayas who received COVID-19 vaccines are not directly connected to the inoculation, the Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) ruled. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson…

More doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for Mandaue health workers arrive

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/12/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government received 700 more doses of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad, the chairman of the…

VOC’s warning: Expect delays in rollout of Pfizer vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Vaccination Operations Center (VOC) is expecting additional allocations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines with the arrival of additional supply from the Department of Health central office. A total of…

Region 7 receives 1st shipment of Pfizer COVID vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas on Tuesday, May 11, received a fresh supply of COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca and 29,250 doses of Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Mactan Cebu…

The sad story of our delayed vaccine rollout

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 05/02/2021

At the virtual vaccine summit organized the other day by the country’s leading business groups, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. told participants: “We are very confident that the country will be able to achieve herd containment…

PH eyes buying excess AstraZeneca shots from Israel, US, UK

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 04/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is seeking to buy excess or unused AstraZeneca vaccines from countries Israel, United States, and United Kingdom, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. Galvez said the Philippine government has already…

Cebu City prepares for second dose of Covid vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Vaccine Operations Center (VOC) is preparing for the second dose of vaccines by the middle of May 2021. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, the City Health officer-in-charge, said in a phone conference…

32 ‘wasted’ COVID vaccines in Region 7 minimal, says DOH7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas has 32 unused COVID-19 vaccines that were put to waste, the regional health office here reported. The Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) on April 12, 2021 confirmed to reporters…

11,000 medical frontliners in CV complete COVID inoculation sked

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 11,000 healthcare workers in Central Visayas have already completed their COVID-19 inoculation. But health officials still need to administer the first dose of the vaccine to at least 59,683 medical frontliners.…

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