Mandaue gearing up for vaccination of minors

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/28/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City continues to prepare for the vaccination of minors, whose ages are from 12 to 17, while waiting for the go signal from the Department of Health. Dr. Debra Maria Catulong, medical…

Cebu City may start vaccinating minors in coming days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) is expecting to start the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old soon especially for the children with comorbidities. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, the CHD officer-in-charge,…

DOH approves COVID-19 booster shots for health workers, seniors

Kathleen de Villa 10/24/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has approved a recommendation by the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) to give booster shots and additional jabs against COVID-19 for priority groups, provided there is sufficient vaccine supply…

In Cebu City, adolescents with co-morbidities to be prioritized for vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Starting Monday, October 11, 2021, adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old here can register to receive free COVID-19 vaccines from the national government. The Cebu City Government on Monday announced that its…

DOH records 411 more Delta variant cases

Daniza Fernandez 10/11/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 411 more cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant, Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Monday, October 11, 2021. During the DOH forum, Vergeire reported that 747 samples collected in…

DOH: Looser curbs by Christmas if cases keep dropping

Patricia Denise Chiu 10/10/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said that if the number of COVID-19 cases continued to decline, the government may loosen restrictions for the Christmas Season. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during…

10K Mandaue City minors masterlisted for COVID-19 vaccination

10/06/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Vaccine Operation Center (VOC) has already masterlisted almost 10,000 minors aged 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against COVID-19. Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, operations head of the city’s VOC…

DepEd-7 targets inoculating 75% of teachers, personnel

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is yet to receive formal orders from the national government requiring teaching and non-teaching personnel who will be deployed for the pilot implementation of face-to-face…

DepEd – 7: 12 schools initially selected for pilot in-person classes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The national government is yet to announce when and what schools in the country will be piloting the resumption of “limited face-to-face” classes. But here in Central Visayas, the Department of Education (DepEd)…

DICT-7 launches online VaxCert app in Cebu City

Dyrecka Letigio 09/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos due to travel abroad, international seafarers, and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) can now get a vaccination certificate online. The Department of Information, Communication, and Technology in Central Visayas (DICT-7) launched the VaxCert…

August worst month for COVID-19 deaths – DOH

Donna Pazzibugan, Jerome Aning 09/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines –An average of 155 people died each day in August due to the coronavirus disease, making it the worst month with the highest COVID-19 death toll of 4,816 since the pandemic started last year. This…

DOH: Let COVID-infected folk vote online or by text

Patricia Denise Chiu 09/18/2021

COVID-19 positive on Election Day? Don’t go out. Just text your vote. The Department of Health (DOH) hopes to see this scenario becoming real next year as it urges the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to find alternative…

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