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Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire
(PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“As of yesterday, while they are still collating the reports, we got information that we are now at 2,428 vaccinees,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a television interview on Wednesday, March 3.
“For March 1 and March 2, these two days of vaccination we were able to provide already 2,000 plus doses of Sinovac vaccines,” she added.
The Philippines received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines donated by the Chinese government last Sunday, Feb. 28.
Vergeire in a press briefing on Tuesday, March 2, said that they were “content and happy” during the first day of the country’s vaccination program.
The Department of Health (DOH) urged Saturday, Feb. 20, all local government units (LGUs) to further strengthen their measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government is inclined to place the entire country under the least restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ
Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
It was recently reported that some cities in China are now using anal swab test to detect potential coronavirus infections.
The DOH, however, said that it is not yet considering this testing method, but will look into this option.
“Kung kami po ang tatanungin sa Department of Health, kung talagang kakailanganin at makikita with sufficient evidence na ito naman po ay talagang makakapag yield ng accurate results also, pag-iisipan pong maigi ng gobyerno iyan bacause (For the Department of Health, if it is proven with sufficient evidence that it can yield accurate results, then it will be carefully studied by the government but) as we say, it is really inconvenient for both the individuals and the healthcare workers,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.
Published January 29, 2021, 4:02 PM
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the case of the Filipina domestic helper who tested positive for the B.1.1.7 variant of the COVID-19 virus in Hong Kong is now considered “closed.”
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they deemed it as “case closed” because all people who came in contact with the patient in the Philippines were tested and found negative for the United Kingdom COVID-19 virus variant.
Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“We were able to get all the close contacts of this Pinay case in Hong Kong…Yung mga tiga-Cagayan and Metro Manila they were all swabbed and nakuha natin lahat ng resulta, [We were able to get all the close contacts of this Pinay case in Hong Kong…Those from Cagayan and Metro Manila, they were all swabbed and we got their results already],” said Vergeire.