95,000 are fully vaccinated in Cebu so far

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Four months since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout here began, at least 95,000 individuals in the entire island of Cebu are already fully vaccinated.  Latest data from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) showed that 95,635…

Mandaue City to tap barangay leaders to boost vaccination drive

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/29/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City will be tapping community leaders in each barangay to help encourage their constituents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. City Councilor Marie Immaline Cortes-Zafra, the vice-chairman of the committee on health, said…

Vaccination for A5 priority group to start

Futch Anthony Inso 06/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The A5 priority group, or those who come from indigent sector, will now be included in the vaccination drive against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of…

COVID-19 jab can win you a cow

Reuters 05/22/2021

BANGKOK — A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for its vaccinated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to boost the local COVID-19…

PH’s COVID-19 vaccination to push through despite healthcare worker death

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — There is no reason to suspend the country’s vaccination drive against COVID-19 despite the death of a healthcare worker who was recently injected with a vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. Dr.…

Vaccination drive in Lapu hospital starts

Futch Anthony Inso 03/10/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Allegiant Regional Care (ARC) Hospital in Barangay Agus here started its vaccination drive against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Dr. Alex Alegrado, medical director of ARC Hospital, said that…

UCMed leads COVID-19 rollout in Mandaue City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More healthcare workers in Cebu received their first shot of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. The University of Cebu Medical Center (UCMed) began its vaccination drive on Wednesday, March 10, making it the…

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