Procured 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine arriving March 21 — Galvez

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — One million doses of COVID-19 vaccine procured by the government are set to arrive in the Philippines on March 21, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Sunday. Galvez reiterated that the Chinese government has…

60K vaccine doses for Region 7’s healthcare workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas would need around 60,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to vaccinate all of the healthcare workers in the region. But so far, only 24,680 vials of CoronaVac, the COVID-19…

Mandaue starts profiling of COVID-19 vaccine recipients

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/02/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City has started profiling the priority sectors for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program. Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad, the city’s vaccine czar and Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president, said…

DOH: 13 who got Sinovac vaccines had ‘minor, common’ adverse effects

Consuelo Marquez 03/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen people who received the vaccines from Sinovac biotech firm experienced negative effects during the first day of the government’s immunization program on Monday, March 1, 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on…

5.6 million eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Region 7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/01/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Health officials in Central Visayas on Monday, March 1, 2021, confirmed that China’s Sinovac will be the first batch of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to arrive in Cebu. Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit…

Cebu City ‘not in haste’ for vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/17/2021

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a vial labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic CEBU CITY, Philippines — COVID-19 vaccines for Cebu City residents may…

VSMMC prepares for vaccine rollout; to do simulation

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) is now gearing up for the rollout of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. VSMMC, in a statement published on February 8, 2021, announced they will be…

Lapu will no longer purchase Pfizer vaccine due to storage issues

Futch Anthony Inso 01/29/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City Health Department (LCHD) will no longer purchase the Pfizer brand of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. This is because the LCHD cannot store the vaccine, which requires a storage temperature…

Australia pledges AUD500M to help SEA get vaccine, vows to prioritize Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Australian government vowed to help Southeast Asian nations, like the Philippines, in acquiring vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinson made this announcement during his…

Preps ongoing for COVID vaccine rollout in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Preparations are now ongoing for the government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inoculation program here. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), for their part, want to do a simulation on how the rollout would…

Cebu City now in talks with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is now in talks with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna for the possible procurements of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. This is the first time that the city has…

Andanar: Roll out of vaccines for frontliners to start by mid-February

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Communications Secretary Martin Andanar assured Cebuanos that they are part of the top priority for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines by mid-February 2021. Andanar, in his visit to Cebu on January 19, 2021…

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