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File photo February 10, 2021 THE government-owned Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) will get an initial 1,900 doses from the initial shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The initial shipment of 114,000 doses for the entire Philippines is expected to arrive between Feb. 12 and Feb. 15, 2021, Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) Director Jaime Bernadas said in a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
VSMMC hospital administrator Gerardo Aquino Jr. said the number of employees who have agreed to be inoculated has increased to 2,904.
Given that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine must be administered in two doses 28 days apart, VSMMC would need 5,808 doses.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 29) Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia on Friday said the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the province is not a cause of concern for her.
In a briefing, Garcia said this is a concern for researchers and not hers, and what she wants to solve is the effect of the global health crisis to the local economy. What is cause for concern is that thousands upon thousands upon thousands have lost their businesses, have lost their jobs, have lost their livelihood, Garcia said, while also emphasizing that these will also lead to higher hunger and criminality.
January 25, 2021 THE Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) is working on acquiring appropriate bio-freezers for the incoming Covid-19 vaccines.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH 7 spokesperson, said there is no specific number of doses or a specific vaccine brand to be used in Cebu yet, but DOH 7’s preparations are ongoing. She assured the public that they will hasten this.
Loreche said there is a need to assess the region’s storage capabilities and they are doing inventory on the number of freezers that have a 220-degree capacity and those ultra-low freezers that have -70 degrees.
“We will try to act fast on this so that when the vaccines are ready, we have a place for them,” she said.
Published December 20, 2020, 12:01 PM
CEBU CITY Authorities here heaved a huge sigh of relief after it was noted that churchgoers have become more compliant with health protocols during dawn masses.
Catholic devotees flock outside the Basilica Minore del Sto Nino to hear the mass for the second day of the Misa de Gallo last December 17, 2020 (Photo by Juan Carlo de Vela/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE)
The fourth and fifth days of the nine-day Misa de Gallo were more orderly after the police found difficulty in controlling the huge crowd in the first three days of the dawn masses.
“The mayor and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) felt relieved,” said Councilor Joel Garganera, head of the city’s EOC.