Cebu City prepares for mass vaccination

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local officials here are now preparing to inoculate the general public by June. Councilor Dave Tumulak and City Health Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, confirmed to reporters on Monday, May 24, 2021, that they…

Private hospital offers parking lot for Mandaue’s vaccination drive

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/11/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue branch has pledged to offer its lower ground parking area for the Mandaue City government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mass vaccination. AC Karl Tañedo, Infection Control Manager, said…

Cebu City has over 100 vaccinators ready for mass vaccination

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has over 100 vaccinators ready for deployment for the planned mass Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination for city residents in the coming months. The arrival of the Sinovac vaccines on March…

Cebu City Health Dep’t: It may take a year to complete vaccination program

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It may take a year before the vaccination program will be completed. This was the statement of the Cebu City Health Department with regards to the planned mass vaccination of 70 percent population…

Cebu City will need volunteer vaccinators for vaccine rollout

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will need at least 50 vaccinators when it implements its mass vaccination program this year. Cebu City Health Officer, Doctor Jeffrey Ybonez, said that the vaccinators will be assigned to the…

DILG moves road clearing deadline to Feb. 15 to give way for LGU vaccine plans

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 01/23/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday said the deadline for road clearing operations was moved to Feb. 15 to allow local government units (LGUs) to prioritize plans for mass…

Before we begin mass vaccination

Philip M. Lustre Jr. - @inquirerdotnet 12/03/2020

Two things are to be considered in the envisioned nationwide mass immunization against COVID-19: First, it has to be depoliticized—completely, if possible; and second, the source of the vaccine has to be diversified, which means it should…

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