VACCINE SURPLUS. European-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines being stored in the cold room of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental in this undated photo. The PHO has still in storage various brands of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines set to expire end of April.(File photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental has still in its storage various brands of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines that are set to expire end of April. Dr. Claudelia Josefa Pabillo, in charge of the PHO cold storage facility, said on Thursday fewer clients now visit the vaccination centers and some do not return for a second dose. Still to be utilized are 36,720 doses of Pfizer with orange cap for children aged 5 to 11; 140,539 doses of Janssen; 38,900 doses of AstraZeneca; and 4,890 doses of Moderna. Pabillo said the Pfizer jabs intended for children have already been allocated for the second dose and are exp
STORED VACCINES.The 1,492 vials or 14,920 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 received by the Negros Occidental provincial government that expired on November 30 are still being stored in the cold room of the Provincial Health Office. "We are just waiting for the go-signal, instructions or whatever from the DOH central office," Dr. Claudelia Josefa Pabillo, cold storage facility in-charge, said on Tuesday. (Dec. 7, 2021).(File photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government is awaiting instructions from the Department of Health (DOH) on what to do next with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines that expired on November 30. Dr. Claudelia Josefa Pabillo, in-charge of the Provincial Health Office cold storage facility, said on Tuesday these vaccines are still being stored separately in the cold room. "We are just waiting for the go-signal, instructions or whatever from the DOH central office," Pabillo
UNUSED. An undated photo of AstraZeneca vaccines being stored in the cold room facility of the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office in Bacolod City. On Thursday (Dec. 2. 2021), the provincial government confirmed that they still have 1,492 vials or 14,920 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that expired on Nov. 30.(File photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government has reported a total of 1,492 vials or 14,920 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines expired on November 30. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on Thursday they have submitted a report to the Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas through regional director Adriano Suba-an, who will also refer the matter to the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. An incident report was prepared by Dr. Claudelia Josefa Pabillo, in-charge of the Provincial Health Office cold room facility. "We value our vaccines. We want to use th