85% of COVID-related deaths in private hospitals unvaccinated

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Most of the COVID-related mortalities recorded in Cebu’s private hospitals were unvaccinated individuals, an official from the regional health office said. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist of the Department of Health in…

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…

In Cebu, 137,000 fully vaccinated so far

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Cebu had hit the 100,000-mark, recent data from vaccination authorities showed. The Visayas Vaccination Operation Center (VVOC) reported that as of July 14, they…

Officials upbeat on inoculating more seniors as J&J vax to arrive in Cebu soon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu will soon receive its first shipment of Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. The Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) on Wednesday, July 14, announced that Cebu will be allocated at least 200,000 doses of Johnson&Johnson…

More studies, guidelines needed for COVID-19 ‘booster shot’ – experts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local experts said more studies are needed while a set of guidelines should be formulated before they can proceed in inoculating people with booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. “We needed more studies…

Vaccine watch: Central Visayas receives 1 million doses so far

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas has already received over 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, five months since the rollout began in March. Recent report from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) showed that a total…

Vice Mayor Rama on lack of vaccines: Are we being punished for being efficient?

Dyrecka Letigio 07/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama said the allocated vaccines in Cebu City were far insufficient for its vaccination capacity. The vice mayor, who leads the vaccination program of the city, lamented that…

Cebu City to VVOC: We deserve more vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vaccine supply cannot catch up with Cebu City’s speedy vaccination program. The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) reported that they had completed the roll-out of nearly 5,000 Sinovac vaccines in only one…

Out of 1.7M, only 37k fully inoculated in 7 LGUs in Metro Cebu so far

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The government needs to inoculate over 1.3 million individuals from at least seven localities in Metro Cebu, as of mid-June, in order to achieve a successful COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Recent data from the…

In Region 7, only 44k of 600k seniors so far jabbed with COVID vaccine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 500,000 senior citizens in Central Visayas are yet to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines as of May 23. Recent data from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) showed that…

Cebu opens 3 new vaccination sites

Morexette Marie Erram 05/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu opened three new vaccination sites this month.  These three new vaccination centers are the Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC), Mactan Doctors’ Hospital, and Mendero Medical Center, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) announced recently.  Dr.…

Region 7 still needs to vaccinate close to 100k HCWs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas still needs to vaccinate at least 98,000 healthcare workers (HCWs), nearly two months since it started its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Based on the recent report made by the Visayas COVID-19 Vaccination…

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