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File photo May 17, 2021 DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio told Dabawenyos on Monday, May 17, 2021, to brace for the rising Covid-19 cases in the city. Let us all brace ourselves for the increase of cases in Covid-19 diri sa atoang syudad diri sa Davao (here in Davao City), Duterte-Carpio said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.
The mayor made her statement after hearing the report of the City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head and Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Ashley Lopez during the weekly department heads’ meeting held every Monday morning.
According to Lopez’s report, there is a notable rise of cases in the city similar to what was experienced in the previous increase in cases.
May 17, 2021 AFTER previously experiencing logistical delays, Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2, the third Covid-19 vaccine brand that arrived in Davao Region, has already been inoculated to senior citizens in Davao City on Monday, May 17, 2021.
The Department of Health (DOH)-Davao Region led the symbolic vaccination rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
A total of 29,250 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech arrived on Wednesday afternoon, May 11, along with the 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca and 80 doses of Sinovac.
DOH-Davao Director Annabelle Yumang told the media that all Pfizer vaccines will be allotted in Davao City hospitals, particularly in Davao City, for now. Davao City lang namo gibutang sa tungod kay ang atong ultra low freezer, naa diria sa Southern Philippines Medical Center (We decided to rollout the [Pfizer] vaccines for now here in Davao City, since the city, particularly SPMC, has an ultra low freezer), Yumang said.