50K more HCWs in CV to be vaccinated

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas still needs to vaccinate more than 50,000 healthcare workers as the number qualified to receive free COVID-19 vaccines increased. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Tuesday, March 24,…

Minglanilla mayor jabbed with AstraZeneca despite not being in priority list

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña on Tuesday, March 23, confirmed that he was injected with the first dose of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine from AstraZeneca. This despite prevailing protocols that healthcare workers, and…

Lapu-Lapu begins AstraZeneca vaccine rollout 

Futch Anthony Inso 03/23/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Government has already started the rollout for AstraZeneca vaccines against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Mae Cheryll Tepait, the national immunization program nurse coordinator of the Lapu-Lapu…

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…

Region 7’s vaccine success rate still below 50%

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas, as of March 18, is yet to achieve a 50 percent success rate in the vaccination of all healthcare workers against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a recent press conference, the…

Hospitals urged to fast-track vaccination drive — DOH-7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hospitals in Central Visayas are encouraged to fast-track not only their respective inoculation schedules but also the submission of data related to them. This after the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7)…

DOH-7 verifying if health worker, who died of COVID-19 after vaccination, is from Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Thursday, March 18, said they were checking if the health worker who died due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after recently receiving a vaccine…

COVID Vaccine Watch: 12k healthcare workers in Region 7 receive Sinovac

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 12,766 healthcare workers in Central Visayas already received the first dose of CoronaVac as of March 13, 2021, or more than a week since the rollout began, the regional health…

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,…

COVID vaccine rollout starts in Cebu private hospitals

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers from private hospitals in Metro Cebu has begun. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), said 7,000 medical…

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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