Sputnik vaccine second dose delayed; more Pfizer vaccines arrive

Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Individuals, who were inoculated with the Russian Gamalea Sputnik vaccines, mostly in Cebu City, will have to wait for their second dose. Doctor Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center…

521 CV cops complete COVID-19 jabs

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 521 policemen in Central Visayas already completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of this Sunday, June 13. But this only represents about five percent of the 12, 250 cops who are…

Why penalize us for choosing better vaccine?

Solita Collas-Monsod - @inquirerdotnet 05/22/2021

Just as I was about to write a column on amending the agri-agra law, or on election issues, or on PLDT inefficiency, the President, who in my book runs neck-and-neck with Ferdinand Marcos as the Philippines’ worst…

Lapu-Lapu: Free rides to Pfizer vaccination sites

Futch Anthony Inso 05/20/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government is willing to provide transportation to its residents, who wish to be vaccinated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, Pfizer BioNTech. Currently, the Department of Health (DOH)-7 has only…

Debating things to death

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 05/19/2021

There is a basic truth about living in the Philippines, and it is this: those who try to abide by the rules more often than not get punished for it. A corollary truth can be proposed: those…

Lapu-Lapu to get 1K Pfizer COVID vaccines

Futch Anthony Inso 05/14/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will receive an allocation of 1,000 Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines. This was confirmed by Mae Cheryll Tepait, Lapu-Lapu City Health Department’s immunization coordinator, on Friday, May 14, 2021. But since…

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