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VACCINATION. An official of the Department of Health in Bicol urges students, parents, and teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 duringa demand generation activity in this undated photo. The DOH also urged fully vaccinated individuals to get booster shots. (Photo courtesy of DOH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has started giving booster shots to young people aged 12-17 in some areas in the region. Noemi Bron, DOH-5 health and promotion officer, in an interview o...

DOH IN ACTION. An official of the Department of Health in Bicol urges students, parents, and teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 during the demand generation activity in this undated photo. The DOH also encouraged the fully vaccinated individuals to get booster shots. (Photo courtesy of DOH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has conducted "demand generation activities" to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the region logged increase of Covid-...

The Department of Health-Bicol office inLegazpi City(File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Bicol (DOH-5) on Thursday declared the region malaria-free. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) has reported zero malaria cases in the region since 2012. "Malaria-free po tayo(We are malaria-free)for the past 10 years," Bron said. Malaria is a life-threatening yet preventable and treatable disease caused by the pa...

GETTING PROTECTED. A teenaged boy receives his Covid-19 vaccine in Albay in this undated photo. As of January 2022, the province has covered 58 percent of its total population of 1,423,708. (Photo courtesy of Albay-PIO) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Bicol aims to inoculate 266,340 during the third national government vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on February 10 and 11. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said in an interview...

Department of Health-Center for Health Development regional office Bicol (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol reported on Wednesday drugstores in the region have enough supply of medication for flu-like symptoms. In a press conference, Bicol CHD Regional Director Dr. Ernie V. Vera said while there is a shortage of branded paracetamol in selected drugstores, generic medications including paracetamol are still available. "Br...

Department of Health - Center for Health Development (DOH CHD) regional office Bicol (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH CHD) in Bicol reported on Wednesday drugstores in the region have enough supply of medication for flu-like symptoms. In a press conference, Bicol CHD Regional Director Dr. Ernie V. Vera said while there is a shortage of branded paracetamol in selected drugstores, generic medications including paracetamol are still availab...

The Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Bicol. (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Region 5 (Bicol) on Tuesday said a total of 163,285 Bicolanos were inoculated on Monday at the start of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" national vaccination campaign against coronavirus disease (Covid-19). In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said the region ranks fifth nationwide in terms of the number of individuals adm...

CHURCH VAX SITE. The Church of God in Baao, Camarines Sur joins the Department of Health-Bicol in its efforts to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination by setting up an inoculation site at its premises. The site was opened on Nov. 24, 2021 in response to the call of the agency for faith-based organizations to help increase the region's vaccination coverage. (Photo courtesy of DOH-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health's regional office Bicol Region is targeting to inoculate some 1,152,960 ...

Department of Health - Bicol (File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - Health care workers in the Bicol Region have started receiving coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine booster doses. Noemi Bron, Department of Health-Bicol (DOH-5) Education Promotion chief, said a total of 174,267 medical workers have completed their primary doses of the Covid-19 jab. "The eligible health workers may receive a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine as a booster dose at least six months after completion of their second ...

CHURCH VAX SITE. The Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus of Naga City has offered its premises as a vaccination site to help the government achieve 70-percent population protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). It will continue to serve as an inoculation site for the pediatric population on Nov. 30, 2021 as part of the National Vaccination Days from November 29 to December 1. (Photo courtesy of DOH-Bicol) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health De...