Barangay health workers in Cebu City finally get COVID-19 vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay health workers (BHW) in Cebu City started getting their COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in two rollout sites. The BHWs from the north district barangays were catered at the University…

DOH-7 targets to complete AstraZeneca jab by Mar. 23

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is targeting to complete all healthcare workers’ inoculation schedule for the first dose of AstraZeneca by Tuesday, March 23, 2021. In a virtual press briefer…

Reassigning of AstraZeneca vaccines not due to blood clot concerns – DOH7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Thursday, March 18, clarified that their decision to pullout AstraZeneca vaccines from hospitals is not due to mounting health concerns. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche,…

Health workers vaccinated in Cebu City in good condition

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) reported that of all the 10,964 health workers who were vaccinated have been in good condition so far. Health workers here have been inoculated with the first…

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…

FACES OF CEBU: Johannah Paula Vidal, nurse

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At first, she was hesitant about receiving the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. But on March 10, 2021, nurse Johannah Paula Vidal said she was glad she made the right choice to get…

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,…

Vaccination drive in Lapu hospital starts

Futch Anthony Inso 03/10/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Allegiant Regional Care (ARC) Hospital in Barangay Agus here started its vaccination drive against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Dr. Alex Alegrado, medical director of ARC Hospital, said that…

CebuDoc Group frontliners receive the CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccine

PR 03/09/2021

CebuDoc Group has started its vaccination program against COVID-19 on its healthcare workers Tuesday, March 9, 2021, with a Ceremonial Vaccination held at CebuDoc Group Vaccination Center located at the Medical Arts Building 1, Parking Area. Dr.…

Vaccine update in Central Visayas: 2,341 healthcare workers receive Sinovac

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 2,000 healthcare workers in Central Visayas have already received their first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine since the rollout began last week. A total of 2,341 medical frontliners from…

No ‘serious symptoms’ on 42 VSMMC workers with ‘mild reaction’ after Sinovac jab

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 42 healthcare workers from Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) who experienced ‘mild reactions’ after receiving the first dose of Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are now doing fine, the regional…

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.…

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