Ahong welcomes IATF recommendation making wearing of face masks optional outdoors

Futch Anthony Inso 09/09/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan welcomes the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor areas. “Well, maayo na no it’s a good…

DOH: Some COVID booster shots not expired but have ‘extended shelf life’

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 09/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Some COVID-19 vaccines used for booster shots are not expired but have an “extended shelf life,” Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire clarified on Monday. In a press briefing,  Vergeire was asked…

DOH-7 continues COVID-19 vaccine campaign

Futch Anthony Inso 08/15/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—A total of 763 individuals were inoculated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines during the “Sa Booster PinasLakas” campaign of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the…

Students need COVID-19 booster shot before classes start – Bongbong Marcos 

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 08/07/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is urging students to get their COVID-19 booster shots ahead of the start of face to face classes later this month. “Una na riyan ‘yung panigurong nakapag-booster shot na…

Cebu City hopes to move COVID-19 vaccination to barangay health centers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City hopes to eventually move the vaccination from the current fixed sites at malls to the individual barangay health centers. The City Health Department (CHD) said that it would be better in…

Mandaue administers close to 55,000 booster shots

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/11/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Vaccination Operations Center of Mandaue City said it has already administered almost 55,000 COVID-19 booster shots. According to the VOC, as of April 8, 2022, it has already administered 54,954 booster shots. Levi Doverte,…

More vaccination sites to open for Cebu City’s adolescents for National Vaxx Days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/09/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will put up more vaccination sites for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old for the National Vaccination Days from March 10 to 12, 2022. The city will be putting…

In Cebu City, employers can now request booster shots for on-site workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Workers of the different companies in Cebu City can now have their booster shots at their respective workplaces. Their employers only needed to coordinate with the Cebu City Vaccination Operation Center (VOC) and…

Mandaue opens first pharmacy-based vaccination site

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/22/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City has opened its own version of “Resbakuna sa Botika” at a pharmacy located along A. Del Rosario St. in Barangay Mantuyong. The pharmacy started to administer booster shots late Monday afternoon,…

Bea Alonzo shares COVID-19 story, encourages followers to get boosted

Doris Mondragon - Content Specialist 02/10/2022

CEBU, Philippines — Bea Alonzo is encouraging her followers to get their booster shots against COVID-19. This after Alonzo shared that she was infected with COVID-19 last month, January 2022. Alonzo in an Instagram post on February…

Cebu City targets 58K individuals for National Vaxx Days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is targeting to inoculate 58,000 individuals for the three-day National Vaccination Days on February 10 to 12, 2022. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, the head of the City Health Department (CHD), said they…

Over 48K booster shots administered in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has inoculated over 48,000 booster shots since December 2021. The data of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) shows that 48,111 individuals already received their booster shots as of February 3,…

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