WALK-IN.Residents flock to a vaccination center in Zamboanga City as its health office began accepting walk-in individuals for inoculation on Tuesday (Nov. 9, 2021).On Tuesday (Dec. 14, 2021), the city health office said94 percent of people who diedin this citydue to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were unvaccinated.(Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - At least 1,019 individuals or 94 percent of the 1,084 people who died here due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were unvaccinated. This was according to Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, as she renewed on Tuesday calls for residents to get vaccinated against the sickness. The remaining 65 in the death count received their vaccines. Among the active cases, Miravite said 86 patients representing 61 percent of the 140 active cases were unvaccinated, while the remaining 54 were inoculated. "Let us take the opportunity in the conduct of the 'Bayanihan Bakunahan' to get ourselves vaccina
City Hall of Zamboanga(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office (CHO) has recorded 30 new recoveries from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, increasing the cumulative total of recovered cases here to 21,053 as of Monday night. The Zamboanga Task Force on Covid-19 data tracker released on Tuesday showed that the total recovered cases represented a 94.06-percent recovery rate from this city's cumulative 22,381 confirmed cases since March last year. The data tracker also showed that active Covid-19 cases decreased to 257 from 270 over the past two days. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, CHO chief, attributed the decrease of Covid-19 cases to various factors that include the strict compliance of the safety health protocols. "Although our cases of Covid-19 are going down, we should not let our guards down. We must continue to practice our minimum public health standards," Miravite said Tuesday. The data showed that the highest recoveries are from the baranga
VAX QUEUE. Walk-in vaccinees wait outside a shopping mall designated as one of the walk-in vaccination centers as the three-day National Vaccination Days started Monday (Nov. 29, 2021) in Zamboanga City. The city health office has activated around 50 vaccination centers as it targets to inoculate 38,992 individuals daily during the activity. (Photo courtesy of Remus Lim Ong) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) is targeting to vaccinate a total of 691,014 individuals against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) during the three-day National Vaccination Days that reeled off Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte signed on November 24 Proclamation 1253 declaring November 29 to December 1 as the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan National Covid-19 Vaccination Days." Dr. Augusto Manolo Alpichi, DOH-9 assistant director, said Monday they were aiming to inoculate 230,338 individuals daily to realize the target goal of 691,014 in three days. The daily inocul
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is targeting to inoculate some 116,976 or 38,992 individuals per day during the scheduled three-day National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 1. The three-day National Vaccination Days will be led by the Department of Health and the Departm
WALK-IN VACCINEES.Walk-in vaccinees wait for their turn at the Integrated Bus Terminal (IBT), one of the three walk-in vaccination centers the City Health Office opened Saturday (Nov. 27), for the adult population. The two other walk-in vaccination centers are The Centro Latino in Paseo del Mar, and Southway Square.(Photo courtesy of City Hall Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) is targeting to inoculate some 116,976 or 38,992 individuals per day during the scheduled three-day National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 1. The three-day National Vaccination Days will be led by the Department of Health and the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said Saturday they have identified 50 vaccination centers with manpower components coming from their office, private institutions, and volunteers. She added that the vaccination centers are 24 health districts, 17 schools and malls, and nin