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,…

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…

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…

DOH-7: No South African variant detected in Central Visayas yet

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There are still no confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients infected with the South African variant in Central Visayas, the regional health office reported. But health officials here discovered more patients…

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.…

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…

Day 1 of Cebu’s COVID-19 vaccination: 50 to 70 frontliners from Sotto receive Sinovac

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines  –– Cebu on Thursday, March 4, has officially kicked off its initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine rollout, barely a year after the first confirmed cases of the infection were reported in the country.…

DOH-7 denies mayor injected with actual Sinovac during Lapu’s vaccine simex

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City on Wednesday, March 3, successfully conducted its simulation exercise for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine rollout. The activity, which spanned up to an hour, was led by Mayor Junard ‘Ahong’…

DOH-7: Vaccine rollout in Cebu expected on March 4

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is expecting the Cebu rollout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to start this Thursday, March 4. “Based on the meeting this morning (Sunday),…

DOH-7 reiterates stand: No to lockdown, ECQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reiterated its suggestions that placing entire Cebu island under stricter quarantine status is not appropriate in addressing the continuous rise of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We don’t…

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