Scale down on testing, scale up on vaccines

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 09/13/2021

The strategy being pursued by the government to stop the spread of COVID-19 is failing. It’s resulting in a waste of public funds, with little hope of slowing down the pandemic. Everyone is quarreling about the correct…

General public to get jabs after 61 million doses arrive

Leila B. Salaverria 09/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The government could start inoculating the general public, not only those in priority groups, if the government takes punctual delivery of the 61 million doses it expects in September and October, according to Secretary…

FDA chief: No proof of waning Sinovac efficacy

Ben O. de Vera, Patricia Denise M. Chiu 09/10/2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo said on Thursday, September 9, 2021, there was still no evidence that the efficacy of CoronaVac—the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Chinese company Sinovac—is waning in people who…

Consolacion’s Bakunahan sa Barangay launched

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/09/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—About 115 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered during the launching of Consolacion’s Bakunahan sa Barangay held in Barangay Garing on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.  Based on the report of the Municipal Health Office, 74…

Consolacion’s offsite vaccination starts on Wednesday

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- The local government of Consolacion will be launching its offsite vaccination campaign called “Bakunahan sa Barangay” on Wednesday, September 8, to reach more vaccinees. Its implementation will start in Barangay Garing followed by Casili…

Cebu City sites allow walk-ins for substitution purposes only– City Health

Dyrecka Letigio 09/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City vaccination sites will only allow walk-ins for substitution purposes to ensure that all vaccine slots will be filled for the day. This was the statement of Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, Cebu City…

Mandaue to PUV drivers get vaccinated at ‘Bakuna, Bai!’

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/30/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government will be reaching out to the officers of drivers’ associations to cascade the information about COVID vaccination and encourage their members to get vaccinated. Mayor Jonas Cortes made this…

Cebu City launches home vaccination program

Dyrecka Letigio 08/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In its bid to bring vaccination closer to those who have a difficult time going to sites, the Cebu City government launched the Bakuna sa Tugkaran, or Vaccination at the Doorstep, on Wednesday,…

Night shift vaccination in Mandaue starts tonight

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/20/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has started tonight the Mandaue Tara Shots Sa Gabi-i, a night shift vaccination for individuals who belong to the A4 category at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex.…

‘War has changed’, CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant

Reuters 08/01/2021

The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking. An internal…

Types of vaccinees you meet in a vaccination site

Immae Lachica 07/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Since the vaccination rollout here in our country, most of us have already experienced what it’s like to be vaccinated or to be in a vaccination site. The long lines, the forms that are…

Vaccinate anyone who wants a COVID shot, says Duterte

Reuters 07/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his government on Wednesday night to open the coronavirus vaccination campaign to anyone who wants a shot as his country scrambles to protect the population from more transmissible variants. With…

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