3-DAY VACCINATION. The Provincial Health Office in Agusan del Sur (PHO-ADS) is eyeing a daily coverage of 7,000 to 8,000 individuals during the three-day Bayanihan-Bakunahan from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. The PHO-ADS is now campaigning to urge residents to have themselves vaccinated during the three-day activity. (Photo grabbed from PHO-ADS Facebook Page) BUTUAN CITY - The Provincial Health Office in Agusan del Sur (PHO-ADS) has intensified its campaign to encourage residents to go out and get vaccinated during the three-day vaccination drive dubbed as "Bayanihan-Bakunahan" from November 29 to December 1. Nanette Cabanos, the National Immunization Program Coordinator of the PHO-ADS, told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday that efforts are being done to reach the daily coverage of 7,000 to 8,000 individuals during the three-day vaccination activity. "As of November 22, our daily vaccination coverage is 5,489 individuals. We are eyeing around 7,000 to 8,000 individuals to be
The Muntinlupa City government rolled out the administration of booster shots in different vaccination sites on Nov. 19. According to the City Health Office (CHO), 183 fully vaccinated healthcare workers belonging to the A1 priority group were given booster shots on the first day of the rollout.
The Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) approved a parking area of an Alabang mall as an additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site for Pfizer-BioNTech and Sputnik V in Muntinlupa.
The new vaccination site at Festival Mall covered parking ar
Earlier, Muntinlupa secured 100,000 doses to initially inoculate residents in high priority groups.
According to Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, the augmentation is part agreement under the national government’s vaccination plan.
Fresnedi said the Department of Health will continue to provide additional vaccines for the inoculation of the rest of Muntinlupa residents.
Muntinlupa earmarked a 170 million pesos initial budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines once they are available and approved for use in the country.
Meanwhile, Dra. Maria Rochelle Abat, National Immunization Program Coordinator for COVID-19 in Muntinlupa said there are 28 health workers from the City Health Office are now trained for vaccine administration.