CALL FOR HELP. Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna (left), City Health Office (CHO) focal person for Covid-19 and CHO officer-in-charge Dr. Annabelle Tang (right) present the situation report of the Covid-19 and dengue cases in the city during a virtual meeting on Tuesday (July 19, 2022). Iloilo City calls for more takers of Covid-19 booster shots and for the public to practice the "4S" strategy to arrest the rise in dengue cases.(Photo screen grab from virtual meeting) ILOILO CITY - Iloilo City is intensifying its health drive to curb the rising cases of dengue and boost the number of takers of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) booster shot. Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna, City Health Office (CHO) focal person for Covid-19, on Wednesday said from July 1 to 18, 2022, Iloilo City has 906 cases. "We have a high average daily attack rate at 11.36 percent. We started in June with 0.19 or minimal risk, moderate risk on July 10, and high risk starting July 11," he said in an interview.
ONE MORE. The Iloilo City government is encouraging those 18 years old and above with comorbidities and immunodeficiency to submit for the second booster dose. The second booster dose is available in all district health centers, Iloilo City focal person for coronavirus disease 2019 Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna said on Wednesday (April 27, 2022).(File photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The second booster dose for immunocompromised individuals is available in all district health centers of Iloilo City starting Wednesday. Iloilo City focal person for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna, in an interview, said they accommodate 18 years old and above with comorbidities and immunodeficiency population to include those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), suffering from active or malignant cancer, transplant, and bedridden patients, among others. "It is important because we know that our immunity also gradually wanes. That is why t
SURPLUS. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas says the city government is now looking into remedies for its surplus supply of the AstraZeneca vaccines. As of Monday (March 7, 2022), 144.84 percent of its eligible population aged 18-59 and 65.93 percent of 55,328 for 60 and above are already fully vaccinated.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The legal office of the city government here is looking for possible solutions following a surplus of supply of AstraZeneca vaccines due to late delivery. "We might be going by way of legal remedy. We do not want to already expose what remedies we are planning to do but we are already studying all the other legal remedies available," said Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas in a press conference on Monday. The city legal office is already studying what to file and if there is a legal basis, the local government may file "termination and maybe rescission of the contract," the mayor said. The city
TARGETED VACCINATION. Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna, Iloilo City focal person on Covid-19, said the city will embark on targeted vaccination to reach out to senior citizens. In a press conference on Monday (March 7, 2022), Fortuna said the result of the vaccination for seniors is already included in the parameters for the escalation or the de-escalation of the alert level system.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - The city government here will be identifying barangays with a low vaccination rate to account for the number of unvaccinated senior citizens. This as the Iloilo City's inoculation program will embark on a targeted vaccination to reach out to the elderly and pediatric age groups, Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna, Iloilo City focal person on Covid-19, said on Monday. Fortuna said that the vaccination of senior citizens or the A2 sector is now among the parameters for the escalation or the de-escalation of the alert level system. In addition to barangays,