CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Health-Central Luzon (DOH-3) on Tuesday reminded the public to continuously practice health and safety measures against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during the observance of Holy Week. DOH Regional Director Corazon Flores called on the people to be extra cautious in participating in Lenten activities, noting that the threat of Covid-19 remains. "Let us continue to practice the minimum public health standards amid the easing Covid-19 situation in the region," Flores said in an interview. To date, the seven provinces in the region Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Aurora are under the Alert Level 1 community quarantine status. Flores said those who will participate in all Holy Week activities must wear a face mask properly, regularly sanitize hands, and practice safe physical distancing. Central Luzon, particularly the province of Pampanga, has been known for traditional Lent activities such as
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(File photo) MANILA - A mere 2 percent of the Covid-19 vaccines set to expire in July were procured by the government, according to the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF). In a joint statement issued Monday night, the wasted shots were due to "supply chain inefficiencies or errors in dose administration," and are "far less than the 10 percent indicative wastage rate used by the World Health Organization in the planning and forecasting of vaccine supply needs". As of April 2, the Philippines has received 244,657,960 doses, with 142,489,795 doses already administered and 27 million expiring in three months. "The national government, local government units, and the private sector all placed orders for vaccines. Most of the doses that will expire by July 2022 were either donated by other countries or procured by local governments and the private sector. No one could guarantee for certain that manufacturers could deliver at
(PNA file photo by Perla Lena) MANILA-A total of 65,992,980 Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) nationwide, with 12,075,001 eligible individuals having booster shots or additional protection, as of Friday. Based on the latest data from the National Covid-19 Vaccination dashboard, the Philippines has so far administered a total of 142,489,795 doses, with 71,241,203 jabs used as first doses, or 79.15 percent of the government's target vaccinees for population protection. Meanwhile, individuals who received the two primary vaccine series represent 73.32 percent of the 80 percent or 90,005,357 total population of Filipinos in the country. A total of 8,972,409 minors ages 12-17 years old are also fully protected against the disease and 2,126,651 belonging to the pediatric aged group 5-11 received at least one dose of reformulated Covid-19 vaccine, with 933,404 of them fully vaccinated. Also, a total of 6,609,619 senior citizens have completed their