Cebu City puts on hold negotiations with Astrazeneca

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is putting on hold negotiations with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, AstraZeneca after other countries report adverse effects of the vaccine to those inoculated. In particular, several European countries ceased…

Countries halting AstraZeneca vaccine

Agence France Presse 03/16/2021

PARIS — A dozen countries, including France, Italy and Germany, have suspended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shots because of fears over blood clots and other possible side effects. The company insisted on Monday there is no risk, and the…

COVID Vaccine Watch: 12k healthcare workers in Region 7 receive Sinovac

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 12,766 healthcare workers in Central Visayas already received the first dose of CoronaVac as of March 13, 2021, or more than a week since the rollout began, the regional health…

Region 7 has enough COVID-19 vaccines for all hospital workers – DOH-7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas has already received enough doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to ensure all hospital workers in the region get inoculated, the regional health office said. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche,…

20K doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for Region 7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, March 8, has announced that the region is expected to receive 20,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca.…

Cebu City to procure P100 million worth of AstraZeneca, Covax for first purchase

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will procure at least P100 million worth of AstraZeneca and Cocovax vaccine against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella said he already sent letters of intent to purchase to…

Saturday rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine eyed

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 03/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may start using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine it received from the World Health Organization-led COVAX facility on Saturday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday. “Dahil kararating lang po ng AstraZeneca kagabi,…

WHO: Arrival of vaccines in PH ‘a powerful step’ towards economic recovery, normalcy

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines is “a powerful step” towards the country’s gradual return of day-to-day activities and economic revival, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe…

Cebu to also receive AstraZeneca vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As part of the priority areas of the national government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inoculation drive, Cebu is expected to receive vaccines from British drugmaker AstraZeneca. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this in…

Elderly health workers seen as priority for AstraZeneca vaccines — Galvez

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 03/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Some health experts are recommending that the arriving COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca be allocated to elderly healthcare workers, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. “May mga doctor po na nagsasabi, priority natin yung…

Cebu City has over 100 vaccinators ready for mass vaccination

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has over 100 vaccinators ready for deployment for the planned mass Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination for city residents in the coming months. The arrival of the Sinovac vaccines on March…

Sinovac most likely to arrive first in Cebu — DOH-7

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vaccine that will most likely reach Cebu first by March 2021 would be Sinovac. This was the revelation of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) in the Regional Development Council…

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