JABBED. A teenage girl gets inoculated against Covid-19 at the SMX Convention Center vaccination site inside SM City Bacolod on Wednesday (Nov. 3, 2021). On November 5, the city government will start its school-based vaccination to reach more young people in Bacolod.(Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - The city government will bring its vaccination campaign to the school campuses later this week as it continues to ramp up the inoculation of young Bacolodnons. Dr. Chris Sorongon, medical deputy of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), said in a statement on Thursday they will start with five schools, which have provided lists of vaccine recipients. On November 5, the campaign will start at St. Scholastica's Academy, where 300 students are set to be vaccinated. It will be followed by Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, with 600 vaccinees - Nov. 10; St. John's Institute, 660 - Nov. 12; La Consolacion College-Bacolod, 600 - November 12, and Trinity Christian
COVID-19 JAB FOR KIDS. Dr. Edwin Miraflor, officer-in-charge of Bacolod City Health Office, administers the Pfizer jab on a minor, in the presence of her parent and Mayor Evelio Leonardia during the launch of the A3 pediatric vaccination against Covid-19 at the Riverside College annex building last Friday (Oct. 29, 2021). Bacolod recorded the most number of teen vaccine recipients in a single venue on that day, nationwide data of the Department of Health showed.(Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - Parents of minors with comorbidities in this city are thankful for the opportunity to have their children be protected against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) during the nationwide launch of the pediatric A3 vaccination on Oct. 29. As of Tuesday, figures showed that Bacolod has recorded the most number of teen vaccine recipients in a single venue on that day. Data obtained by the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force from the Department of Health (DOH) indicated that o
PEDIATRIC JAB. Em Ang, executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force and coordinator of the Covid-19 Vaccination Council, administers the Pfizer shot on a minor with comorbidity during the launch of the pediatric A3 vaccination at the Riverside College annex building in Bacolod City on Friday (Oct. 29, 2021). Mayor Evelio Leonardia (left) led city officials in witnessing the rollout of the inoculation for minors.(Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - The city government here will administer coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs for children aged 12 to 17 without comorbidities at two shopping malls starting Nov. 3. The Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC) confirmed this on Saturday, after the launch of the inoculation for pediatric A3 priority group or minors with comorbidities on Oct. 29. This coming Wednesday, the vaccination for the general 12-to17-year-old population will be held at the SMX Convention Center inside SM City Bacolod and the A
ALL SET. The Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City is all set for the launching of Covid-19 vaccination for children with comorbidities in Negros Occidental on Friday (Oct. 29, 2021). The provincial government is eyeing to administer jabs on at least 300 minors in the pediatric A3 group during the initial rollout. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental provincial government) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government will inoculate at least 300 children with comorbidities, aged 12 to 17, during the launching of vaccination for minors at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City on Friday. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said they have asked the local government units (LGUs) to submit their respective lists of vaccinees to the Provincial Health Office by Thursday afternoon. "Our target is 300 children. If there are more, we can still go up to 500. If we hit 300, we'll be okay," he added. Diaz said childre
BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has scheduled a three-day rollout of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination for 12- to 17-year-olds with comorbidities on October 29 as well as on November 3 and 4. In an advisory on Wednesday, the Covid-19 Vaccination Council (CoVac) said the inoculation site will be set up at the Riverside College campus located behind Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital. Em Ang, executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force and coordinator of CoVac, said residents who have children under the pediatric A3 group can register online and bring them to the venue on the said dates. She added that children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities will be administered the Pfizer-BioNTech jabs. "Please bring the child's medical certificate, ID card of adult companion, and proof of filiation," Ang said. Initially, the city government had announced that the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out for this priority group will start on November 5.