DAVAO CITY – One-hundred fifty healthcare workers from the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here have been vaccinated with the first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Sinovac of China.
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+ February 14, 2021 A DAVAO City health official said most of the city’s Covid-19 vaccination hubs will be positioned at nearby hospitals to monitor and attend to anyone who may experience side effects.
Davao City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a press conference that the City Government has tapped several universities and schools as major vaccination hubs in the city.
The health official earlier named the Ateneo de Davao University, University of Mindanao and University of Southeastern Philippines as among the schools they are eyeing to designate as vaccination hubs.
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In an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Thursday (Feb. 11), COVID-19 Vaccination Program head Dr. Josephine Villafuerte said Davao residents can reserve for the vaccines by having themselves registered with their health districts.
A former head of the City Health Office, Villafuerte said each vaccination team will only accommodate 100 clients per day under the intensive vaccination process, which involves registration, counseling, screening, vaccination, and post-vaccination process.
Pregnant women will not be permitted to receive the vaccines.
Registered individuals must follow their designation vaccination schedule where the local government targets to vaccinate around 1.2 million of the city’s population to achieve herd immunity.
Published December 28, 2020, 10:49 AM
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Health Office (CHO) on Monday urged the public not to entertain random people offering disinfection of houses.
CHO head Dr. Josephine Villafuerte warned Dabawenyos about people posing as city government staff offering families of COVID-19 positive patients to disinfect their respective houses.
Villafuerte said the city government did not issue instruction on disinfecting houses, particularly those of COVID-19 positive patients in isolation or in lockdown areas.
She urged Dabawenyos to report these people claiming to be members of the city government to authorities.
“If anybody calls you and offers that they are to disinfect your residences, please be informed that we in the City Health Office do not disinfect private residences. Be very careful of those who want to take advantage of the situation. Report immediately to the Police or Public Safety Office,” Villafuerte said.