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(PNA photo by Robert Alfiler) MANILA - The OCTA Research Group said Monday there are no threats of increase in Covid-19 cases so far to warrant a downgrade in the current alert level of Metro Manila and other areas. In a televised public briefing, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the country's positivity rate is 1.1 percent and reproduction rate is 0.6 percent. "Hindi pa siya tumataas to greater than one, so we're still okay. Pati 'yung hospitalization rate, mababa pa rin naman (It has not gone up to greater than one, so we're still okay. The hospitalization rate remains low as well)," he said. "Wala naman tayong nakitang threat o area na may threat na tumataas ang kaso sa ngayon (We have not seen any threat or area with threat of increasing cases at the moment)". Metro Manila and 85 other areas are under Alert Level 1 until May 31. Since the campaign period started in February, the OCTA Research Group has not seen any "sustained increa ....
File image courtesy of Bacolod City PIO BACOLOD CITY - The city government here is urging residents to register their children aged 5 to 11 for vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a statement on Monday, the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) said they are preparing to vaccinate children under this age group and master listing is ongoing. EOC-TF executive director Em Ang, who also sits as coordinator of the city's Covid-19 Vaccination Council (CoVac), said they are awaiting the go-signal from the Department of Health (DOH) for the rollout. In December last year, the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. Those who want to register children 5 to 11 years old for vaccination may log on to: https://tinyurl.com/bcdonlinepedia Meanwhile, Ang said the city's vaccination rate continues to increase after surpassing the 410,00 tar ....
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 ....