Cebu City starts rollout of second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has started on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, the distribution of the second dose of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to the first batch of A1 priority group, or medical frontliners,…

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use authorization

Daphne Galvez 05/05/2021

MANILA, Philippine — The COVID-19 vaccine of American pharmaceutical firm Moderna has been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA), the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the agency only took about…

Close to 5k seniors got 1st dose of COVID vaccine in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local officials here are optimistic that the number of senior citizens jabbed with the COVID-19 vaccine will increase in the coming days. This as the city’s inoculation drive resumes this Monday, May 3,…

528 seniors and persons with comorbidities get vaccinated in Lapu-Lapu City

Futch Anthony Inso 04/21/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 528 senior citizens and persons with comorbidities in Lapu-Lapu City have already received the first dose of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. This was confirmed by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong”…

Some seniors experienced increased BP after COVID-19 vaccine shot – Ibones

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Health officials in Cebu City said that some of the senior citizens who already had their vaccine shot experienced an increase in their blood pressure. But it was nothing serious, says Dr. Jeffrey Ibones,…

Cebu City council members get vaccinated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Cebu City Council got vaccinated against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Tuesday morning,  April 20, 2021, in move to also encourage the public to get vaccinated. Vice Mayor Michael…

Pfizer head says 3rd dose likely needed

Agence France Presse 04/17/2021

WASHINGTON—The head of Pfizer said in an interview aired on Thursday that people will “likely” need a third dose of his company’s COVID-19 vaccine within a year of being fully vaccinated. CEO Albert Bourla also said annual…

Cebu mayors raise concerns on prioritization for vaccination

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/14/2021

The Vaccination Plan for the Visayas manual. | Delta Letigio CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some Cebu Province mayors express concern on how the vaccination prioritization will be implemented with respect to the available doses especially on the…

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…

Lapu starts administering second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Futch Anthony Inso 04/08/2021

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Lapu-Lapu City Hospital (LLCH) has already started administering the second dose of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine for its employees. This was confirmed by Dr. Ronald Oporto, chief of LLCH, during the…

Sputnik, AstraZeneca vaccines for senior citizens in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior citizens in Cebu City can expect to be inoculated with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the next few days as the country’s vaccine czar, Secretary Antonio Galves, promised the arrival…

2,000 more Cebu City HCWs need jab before gov’t can proceed to next subgroup

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local officials from the Cebu City Government still need to vaccinate more than 2,000 frontline medical healthcare workers before it can proceed to the next group of individuals qualified to receive free Covid-19…

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