Dr. Jerie Calingasan, head of the Provincial Health Office of Misamis Oriental(File photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has urged all provincial hospitals to ready the ambulances during the start of the five to 11 years old vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). During the weekly flag-raising Monday, Dr. Jerie Calingasan, provincial health officer and the provincial anti-Covid-19 task force chief, said this will provide a quick medical response for children who may experience severe side effects. The province has eight provincial hospitals that are located in the towns of Talisayan, Manticao, Magsaysay, Initao, Claveria, Balingasag, Alubijid and Gingoog City. All of the hospitals, Calingasan said, must also ensure that there is a pediatrician on duty to assist the vaccinated children. Calingasan also confirmed that the pediatric vaccination in Misamis Oriental on February 22 will be held at the provincial capitol, specifically at
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Both the local government here and the provincial government of Misamis Oriental have doubled their efforts in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination drive by inoculating residents regardless of where they reside. As a chartered city separate from the province, Mayor Oscar Moreno said Friday the city government will continue to deploy its vaccination team, through mobile vaccination, despite the low vaccination turnout in Gitagum town of Misamis Oriental. "I don't know what happened as to why it turned out like that, but what is important is that we offered our help and support. I hope they will realize that the vaccination we have offered is a protection to the people in the municipality," he said. The mobile vaccination team of the city has worked in Gitagum on January 26 and 27 to help in the immunization of villagers. Moreno confirmed that Gitagum is one of the towns with a low vaccination rate. Dr. Ted Yu Jr., a city health office (
Inside one of Cagayan de Oro City's shopping malls. (File photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The local government here and the province of Misamis Oriental on Wednesday reminded the public anew to remain vigilant against the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) during the holiday revelries. During a briefer, Dr. Teodoro Yu Jr., the city health medical officer, said amid the city's 14 active Covid-19 cases as of December 28, the public should not be complacent on the hazards of the virus. "We may sound like broken records for repeating this, but we will continue to remind everyone to avoid gathering in super spreader events," Yu said. He also said vaccination will continue, especially since the city has already inoculated 982,511 of its population. Meanwhile, the provincial government of Misamis Oriental on Tuesday said it was preparing in case Covid-19 cases increase following the holiday season. Governor Yevgeny Vicente Emano said in an interview that he has t
ACHIEVEMENT. Dr. Jerie Calingasan, chief of the Misamis Oriental provincial health office, reveals the collated figures from different local government units on their coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination drive via Zoom conference on Dec. 3, 2021. Calingasan said the province hit the 70-percent population protection requirement, vaccinating 78.71 percent of the target with at least the first dose, or 536,487 total inoculations from March to November this year. (Screengrab via MisOr provincial gov't) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Misamis Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Friday announced the province has inoculated over 70 percent of its target population at least with a first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine. In a Zoom conference, Dr. Jerie Calingasan, the PHO chief, said from March to December 2, the province was able to inoculate 536,487 individuals or around 78.71 percent for the first dose, and 46 percent on the second dose. Calingasan said he hopes t
ACHIEVEMENT. Dr. Jerie Calingasan, chief of the Misamis Oriental provincial health office, reveals the collated figures from different local government units on their coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination drive via Zoom conference on Dec. 3, 2021. Calingasan said the province hit the 70-percent population protection requirement, vaccinating 78.71 percent of the target with at least the first dose, or 536,487 total inoculations from March to November this year. (Screengrab via MisOr provincial gov't) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Misamis Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Friday announced the province has inoculated over 70 percent of its target population at least with a first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine. In a Zoom conference, Dr. Jerie Calingasan, the PHO chief, said from March to December 2, the province was able to inoculate 536,487 individuals or around 78.71 percent for the first dose, and 46 percent on the second dose. Calingasan said he hopes t