DAVAO CITY – The local government of Davao targets to vaccinate all barangay officials by November 15, according to Councilor Edgar Ibuyan Sr, president of the Liga ng mga Barangay-Davao City chapter. During an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Monday, Ibuyan urged all baranga
DAVAO CITY - Inoculation sites where Dabawenyos can walk in and get their first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine have been opened across the city, the Davao Covid-19 Task Force Vaccination Cluster said in a statement Tuesday. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, the spokesperson of the Davao Covid-19 Task Force, said the City Health Office (CHO)-managed vaccination sites are now open for walk-ins after the city recently received a big supply of vaccines, particularly the Pfizer brand. She said in the previous months, walk-ins are highly discouraged as Dabawenyos should have to wait for their prioritization or priority group schedule. Now, however, residents can avail themselves of the vaccine in all vaccination hubs. "Interested Dabawenyos can (now) register and receive the vaccine on site. They are required to bring a valid ID (identification card), Safe Davao QR (quick response) Code, and ball pen,' Schlosser added. In the first district, Covid-19 vaccine first doses are admi
(PNA photo by Joey Razon) DAVAO CITY - The city government is opening more sites for the Bakuna Nights drive in malls to vaccinate working Dabawenyos against the coronavirus. Bakuna Nights is a nightly vaccination drive designed to give chance to individuals working during the day to get vaccinated even at night. In a radio interview Wednesday, Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao Covid-19 Task Force Vaccination Cluster said they are eyeing the big malls in the city as new venues for the Bakuna Nights. "We really want to achieve herd immunity. One of the proposals of the Vaccination Cluster is to open several Bakuna Nights locations so we are looking into Abreeza Mall, Gaisano Mall, SM Lanang, and Gaisano Mall Toril," she said. Malls are more accessible and strategically located to cater to those from the southern and northern areas of the city. Schlosser said regular vaccination hubs would continue to operate during the day despite the expansion of the nightly v
DAVAO CITY - At least 62 percent of the target population here have received at least the first dose of their anti-coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines, the Davao Covid-19 Task Force Vaccination Cluster said Friday. In a statement, the task force said the percentage translates to 779,925 Dabawenyos who have received at least their first dose. The group said the city is aiming to reach 1.2 million to achieve population protection. It added that of the 779,925 vaccinees, 646,248 of them have already been fully vaccinated as of October 5. Intending to reach the 15,000 daily targets of vaccinees, the city government here and the Davao Covid-19 Task Force expanded the vaccination rollout with the launch of the Bakuna Nights and the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)-led mobile vaccinations. "This aims to cater to more residents in the city's barangays while regular vaccination hubs continue to be open to cater to more Dabawenyos who want to be inoculated," the statement said. Vaccinatio
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has mandated all personnel of their city government to get the COVID-19 vaccines or face the possibility of being sanctioned. Duterte made this through an executive order she issued in a bid to mitigate the spread of coronavirus in the metropolis. Signed on September