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MORE VAX FOR KIDS.Government-procured vaccines for kids aged 5 to 11 arrived in Manila on Wednesday night (June 1, 2022). The 2,400 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were procured through the World Bank. (Photo courtesy of Manila International Airport Authority) MANILA - The country has received an additional 2,400 doses of Pfizer vaccine, procured through the World Bank, for kids aged 5 to 11 on Wednesday night. The shipment arrived via Air Hong Kong flight LD456 at 8:37 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 vaccination dashboard, the country has administered 152,012,792 doses. Of this figure, 128,285 were administered on June 1. The DOH data showed that 70,917,708 of the population have completed the vaccination, while 66,897,882 have received the first dose. At least 14,197,202 booster doses have been administered as of June 1. The country has been procuring and receiving vaccines made by various manufacturers. Va ....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The local government here on Wednesday reported seven positive cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). During an online briefer, Dr. Ted Yu Jr., medical officer of the City Health Office (CHO), said the cases were four males and three females, three of whom are from Barangay Consolacion and the rest from the villages of Carmen, Kauswagan, Agusan, and Barangay 27. He said two of the positive cases were returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) from the United States, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; one local case; and four non-Cagayan de Oro residents who hailed from Laguna, Batangas, Paranaque, and Ilocos Norte. Yu said the results were late and it was released by the Philippine Genome Center on January 31. He reported that all of the cases of Omicron variant were fully vaccinated, and have recovered. "Even if they already have negative results, we did not stop. We are continuing the contact tracing especially these five cases who are here ....