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February 11, 2021 AS THE mass Covid-19 vaccination approaches, officials of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) admitted that some of their workers are having reservations about getting the Covid-19 vaccine due to various reasons. SPMC officer-in-charge Dr. Ricardo Audan said in a press conference right after the Covid-19 vaccination simulation exercise on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, that only 62 percent or an estimated 3,200 out of the 5,000 SPMC workers, both medical and non-medical frontliners, have signed up for the pre-vaccination registration. He added that these numbers might even decrease during the vaccination day, although he assumes that these workers were willing to volunteer to get vaccinated as they gave their consent in the registration conducted online. ....
PRIVATE hospitals in Davao City are struggling to cater to critical Covid-19 patients, health officials admitted. Davao City Covid-19 focal person Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a recent radio interview that despite having the One Hospital Command Center system established in the city, which was established when it shifted back to general community quarantine (GCQ), this had still not addressed the problem on the limited number of Southern Philippines Medical Center s (SPMC s) intensive care unit (ICU) beds designated for Covid-19 patients. Based on the SPMC s bed capacity data, the hospital had recorded a 100-percent bed occupancy in its 30 alloted ICU beds beginning December 30, 2020, until January 23, 2021. This was a bit decongested on January 8 to 10, and 14. ....
January 22, 2021 HEALTH officials in Davao City revealed that some medical practitioners are having reservations about getting the Covid-19 vaccine due to various reasons. Davao Medical Society (DMS) president Dr. Jose Beltran Jr. told SunStar Davao in a phone interview that this was the sentiment of some of its members, who are from different medical fields and specializations. Beltran said their medical association was invited as a stakeholder consultant in the crafting of the Davao City Vaccination Program, which is currently being scrutinized at the 19th Davao City Council. The program is crafted by the committee on health chaired by Councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte. ....