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Dr. Michelle Schlosser, Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson. (PNA file photo) DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force announced the start of the anti-coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in the city's 18 district health centers on Wednesday. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson, said no problem was experienced with logistics but the transition of the vaccination hubs to the district health centers took longer than expected. All district health centers will open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. but the usual cut-off will be at 3 p.m. "If anybody asked about the delay, it's because we had a transition, and we reoriented doctors and other medical staff of the vaccination hubs on the new policies, especially the booster rollout for the 12 to 17 years old," Schlosser said in a statement. District health centers, she said, will serve as a one-stop shop for the general population, A1 (medical front-liners), A2 (senior citizens), A3 (person ....
VACCINATION BUS. People wait for their turn to get vaccinated by healthcare workers of the ResBUSkuna mobile unit in Kidapawan City on Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021) and Sunday (Oct. 17) parked in the downtown area. Some 1,200 city residents benefited from the "ResBUSkuna" (inset) program. (Photo courtesy of Kidapawan CIO) KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato - At least 1,200 qualified residents here benefited from the weekend "ResBUSkuna" mobile vaccination initiative for the A4 priority group that included walk-in clients and government employees. Mayor Joseph Evangelista said Monday that the program, aptly dubbed "ResBUSkuna," utilized the mobile vaccination bus stationed at the town center along the Davao-Cotabato national road from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. "All residents belonging to the A1 (health front-liners), A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (persons with comorbidities) categories were also served with jabs against coronavirus disease 2019 (C ....
General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera (PNA-GenSan file photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The city government will finally lift its five-month "stay at home Sunday" order for residents starting October 17 as new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) continued to decrease in the past two weeks. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said Friday the City Inter-Agency Task Force (CIATF) for the Management of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases endorsed the move due to the improving Covid-19 situation here. Rivera said the CIATF, which assessed the matter in its meeting last week, cited the decreasing number of active cases and the increasing vaccination coverage among residents. "This is the result of the continuing support and cooperation of everyone to our front-liners and the implementation of our Covid-19 measures," he said in a statement. The city, which remains under general community quarantine, implemented the "stay at home Sunday", lockdowns, and o ....
Dr. Edvir Jane Montaner, Department of Health-Region 12 immunization manager (PNA GenSan photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 12 is pushing for the opening of more vaccination sites for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to further fast track the continuing mass rollout in the area. Dr. Edvir Jane Montaner, DOH-12 immunization manager, said on Tuesday they are continually encouraging and lobbying with the local government units to increase the current 333 vaccination sites within the region. She said the move will help expand the area's inoculation coverage and accomplishment, which is "still way below our targets." As of Oct. 11, a DOH-12 report said a total of 1,196,571 Covid-19 vaccines have already been administered since March in the entire region, with 575,766 individuals fully vaccinated and 620,805 waiting for their second dose. The vaccination coverage so far is only 34.29 percent of the targeted 3,490,115 individuals who comprise ....
GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Rural health units (RHUs) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have started the inoculation of the general population against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Arjohn Gangoso, Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12 spokesperson, on Monday said selected RHUs have opened their vaccination for individuals not covered under priority groups A1 to A5 as endorsed by the agency. He said some 760 individuals have already received their first dose of the vaccine since last week while four are now fully vaccinated. RHUs have utilized Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Janssen, Moderna, and Pfizer for the expanded vaccination activities based on the supplies delivered by the National Vaccine Operations Center. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier approved the vaccination of the general population after it initially covered priority groups A1 (frontline health care workers), A2 (senior citizens), A3 (persons with comorbidities), A4 (essential workers), and A5 (indigent residents). &quo ....