(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - The target of PinasLakas campaign for booster vaccination coverage has been adjusted, from 50 percent down to 30 percent, for the first 100 days of the Marcos administration. In a Viber message on Thursday, Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that the campaign's target remains at 50 percent by year end. "Due to the pace at which our booster vaccination is going, we have adjusted our target only for the first 100 days (Oct. 8) to 30 percent," she said. "Even so, this does not mean we will be lax in our efforts and settle for just reaching 30 percent." Some regions such as the National Capital Region have achieved the target of 50 percent booster vaccination coverage. As of Sept. 18, the PinasLakas campaign has cumulatively vaccinated 31,939 senior citizens out of the 1.07 million target. About 2,708,323 individuals out of the 23 million target have received their first booster dose. To date, ther
(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - A special vaccination week will be held simultaneously in all regions nationwide on September 26 to 30 to increase the country's immunity level against Covid-19. In a media briefing on Monday, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the national government is targeting areas which still has low vaccine coverage through the five-day inoculation drive. "We have computed na kung tayo ay magkakaroon ng intensive effort during this campaign, we will be able to achieve at least five million to 21 million, depende po sa efforts na magagawa natin that time (if we'll have intensive effort during this campaign, we will be able to achieve at least five million to 21 million, depending on our efforts that time)," she said. As of Sept. 4, more than 72.6 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated. Almost 18.2 million individuals have received their first booster dose and more than 2.3 million got their second bo
RELIEF PACKS.The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Luzon prepositions over 20,000 food and non-food items as part of the disaster preparedness efforts. To date, there are 19,800 family food packs and 4,066 non-food items that have been prepositioned at the agency's regional warehouse and satellite warehouses in the region.(Photo by DSWD Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office-Central Luzon (DSWD FO 3) has started prepositioning family food packs and non-food items as part of its disaster preparedness efforts. The move was in compliance with the directive of DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo to prioritize the preparation of relief packs to ensure disaster preparedness in times of emergencies. DSWD Regional Information Officer Reiner Gorospe said on Friday their agency is taking proactive stance to provide timely response to the victims of calamities this rainy season. "This is to ensure that ther