Published May 5, 2021, 1:48 PM
The Department of Health (DOH) said over two million doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the country, as of May 4.
A senior citizen receives her first dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Manila on Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Photo by ALI VICOY/ Manila Bulletin File Photo)
Based on the data presented by Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje during the Laging Handa press briefing Wednesday, May 5, a total of 2,065,235 doses have so far been administered.
Those who received their first doses were workers in frontline health services totaling 1,114,345; senior citizens, 329,650; individuals with comorbidity, 293,312; and frontline personnel in essential sector, 7,342.
Published April 30, 2021, 2:02 PM
The Pasay City government vaccinated 14 senior citizens per barangay with the available supply of 3,000 Sinovac vaccines.
Mayor Emi Calixto –Rubiano said the City Health Office (CHO) has 3,000 vaccines that can used to inoculate senior citizens.
Rubiano said on April 29, the city government scheduled only seven senior citizens per barangay for vaccination due to limited supplies.
Dr. Grace Noble of the CHO said that with the availability of 3,000 vaccines for senior citizens, the city government doubled the number to 14 senior citizens per barangay.
The vaccination of senior citizens were conducted at the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, Pasay West High School, T. Paez Elementary School, and the covered courts in Barangays 190 and 194.
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“Para sa mga ayaw ng online registration puwede din pong pumunta sa ating mga paaralan kung, at kung mayroon pa pong mga available na bakuna nandudun din po talaga sila at pinapaupo namin (For those who don’t want to register online they can head straight to our schools, and they will be accommodated if the vaccines are still available),” Rubiano said in an interview over Radyo Singko.
Rubiano said the city’s designated vaccination sites are Andres Bonifacio Elementary School, Juan Sumulong Elementary School, T. Paez Elementary School, and the Pasay City West High School.
The mayor said that they would also allow persons with comorbidities to get vaccinated through walk-in if they have adequate vaccine supply.
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Published April 8, 2021, 4:14 PM
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country has breached the 160,000-mark after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,216 additional new infections on Thursday, April 8.
Medical frontliners, 18-59 yrs. old people with comorbidities, and senior citizens received their first dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Manila on Thursday, April 08, 2021 (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)
The number of new cases has raised the nationwide tally of active cases to 167,279, while the total number of confirmed cases in the country now sits at 828,366.
Meanwhile, the DOH said 598 more patients have recovered from the infectious disease, increasing the total number of recoveries to 646,968.