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…

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…

Cebu to also receive AstraZeneca vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As part of the priority areas of the national government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inoculation drive, Cebu is expected to receive vaccines from British drugmaker AstraZeneca. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this in…

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.…

‘1,245 and more’ VSMMC workers OK with Sinovac

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Cebu gears for its ceremonial rollout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, more healthcare workers here volunteered to get the shots. Dr. Gerardo Aquino Jr., chief of the Vicente Sotto Memorial…

5.6 million eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Region 7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/01/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Health officials in Central Visayas on Monday, March 1, 2021, confirmed that China’s Sinovac will be the first batch of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to arrive in Cebu. Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit…

DOH-7: We will accept any COVID vaccine brand that will arrive

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—There are no definitive plans yet as to what brand of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines will be allocated for Cebu as far as the regional health office here is concerned. But the agency…

DOH-7: Vaccine rollout in Cebu postponed to a later date

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has confirmed delays in the rollout of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in Cebu. This resulted from delays in the delivery of the vaccines by…

VSMMC healthcare workers to receive COVID vaccines from Pfizer 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) announced that the first batch of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines for Cebu will arrive sooner. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of DOH-7, said they are expecting vaccines…

VSMMC healthcare workers to get first COVID vaccines in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Healthcare workers from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) would be the first to receive vaccines to protect them from contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the regional health office here announced. Dr.…

18 healthcare workers in VSMMC are COVID positive

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All the operating rooms at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) have been closed down after 18 healthcare workers have proven positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) The VSMMC administration released…

Labella: More dialysis centers in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is hoping that more dialysis centers will rise in Cebu City in the near future. Labella said that the establishment of two dialysis centers in the city, one…

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