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DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III assured the public the continued distribution of the 487,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines which the Philippines received from the World Health Organization (WHO)-led COVAX facility on March 4.
“The rollout of the AstraZeneca began last night, so it is continuing. The distribution of AstraZeneca is for hospitals where they have senior healthcare workers, meaning 60 years of age and above. It is also to be given to those healthcare workers who did not want to be inoculated with Sinovac,” he said in a press briefing at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center on Saturday, March 6.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 6) The Department of Health on Saturday confirmed an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients being admitted to hospitals, with some facilities reporting a doubling and even tripling of cases.
“We have been receiving reports
na mayroon talagang pagtaas ng mga numero ng mga pasyente sa mga ospital (that there’s really an increase in the number of patients in hospitals) for COVID-19 cases,” Department of Health Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said during the government’s Laging Handa media briefing.
Vergeire said the department has called for a meeting with the heads of certain hospitals to discuss the spike in admissions.
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