Metro Cebu set to vaccinate 5-to 11-year-old kids on Feb. 14; 22K doses readied

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Metro Cebu is now gearing up for the start of the COVID-19 vaccination drive among children age 5 to 11 years old. At least 22,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech have been…

Unvaccinated make up 94% of COVID-deaths among kids in Cebu –VVOC

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu is set to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5 to 11 years old anytime soon. And local health officials here are urging parents to have their children vaccinated as a…

FACES OF CEBU: Mary Grace Semilla-Bulay, Web Designer and Mom

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippines is set to start vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 years old within this month. And here in Cebu, local health officials are targeting to administer the shots to them by…

Dr. Padilla to parents: Don’t fear COVID-19 vaccines

Doris C. Bongcac 02/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Even the children have been badly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), says Dr. Minguita Padilla, a medical doctor and a health advocate. Padilla said the pandemic has prevented the children, especially…

Cebu may start vaccinating kids aged 5-11 years by mid-Feb

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local health officials in Cebu are expecting to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5 to 11 years old within this month. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist of the Department of…

Cebu City hopes to achieve herd immunity before 2021 ends

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Only two cities in Cebu achieved herd immunity in its COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Tuesday, December 7…

FACES OF CEBU: Kalvin Josh Magallon, junior high school student vaccinated against COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 500 minors, accompanied by their parents, trooped to a university in downtown Cebu City to finally get the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines. One of them was Kalvin Josh Magallon, whose…

Cebu City exceeds target in Nat’l Vax Days with 100K doses administered

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City was able to vaccinate more than its target set for the National Vaccination Days. The City Health Department (CHD) on Thursday, December 2, reported that they had accomplished a 102 percent…

Mandaue City also exceeds target in 3-day national vaccination drive

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City has inoculated 113.89 percent of its target individuals for the three-day vaccination drive. The National Vaccination Days started on November 29 and ends today, December 1, 2021. Mandaue administered a total…

Lapu exceeds target of vaccinated individuals

Futch Anthony Inso 12/01/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has already vaccinated over 100 percent of its eligible population that were inoculated with the first dose of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Lawyer James…

Cebu COVID vaccine watch: Over 2M receive 1st dose

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu made another milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination drive. Recent data from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) showed Cebu has already administered 2,138,464 doses of the vaccines as first dose. This translates…

99% of DepEd-7 staff, teachers vaccinated

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) reported that almost all of its office staff and teaching personnel were already vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, in a recent interview, said 99…

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