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VACCINATION. An official of the Department of Health in Bicol urges students, parents, and teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 duringa demand generation activity in this undated photo. The DOH also urged fully vaccinated individuals to get booster shots. (Photo courtesy of DOH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has started giving booster shots to young people aged 12-17 in some areas in the region. Noemi Bron, DOH-5 health and promotion officer, in an interview on Monday said at least 468,746 Pfizer-BioNTech booster doses for this age group are now available. &...

DOH IN ACTION. An official of the Department of Health in Bicol urges students, parents, and teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 during the demand generation activity in this undated photo. The DOH also encouraged the fully vaccinated individuals to get booster shots. (Photo courtesy of DOH-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has conducted "demand generation activities" to encourage more residents to get vaccinated as the region logged increase of Covid-19 cases. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the activity is to inform the publi...

The Department of Health-Bicol office inLegazpi City(File photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Bicol (DOH-5) on Thursday declared the region malaria-free. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) has reported zero malaria cases in the region since 2012. "Malaria-free po tayo(We are malaria-free)for the past 10 years," Bron said. Malaria is a life-threatening yet preventable and treatable disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium that is often transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. &q...

GETTING PROTECTED. A teenaged boy receives his Covid-19 vaccine in Albay in this undated photo. As of January 2022, the province has covered 58 percent of its total population of 1,423,708. (Photo courtesy of Albay-PIO) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Bicol aims to inoculate 266,340 during the third national government vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on February 10 and 11. Noemi Bron, DOH-Bicol Health and Promotion chief, said in an interview on Tuesday that the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan 3" will include those 12 years old and above wh...

Department of Health-Center for Health Development regional office Bicol (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol reported on Wednesday drugstores in the region have enough supply of medication for flu-like symptoms. In a press conference, Bicol CHD Regional Director Dr. Ernie V. Vera said while there is a shortage of branded paracetamol in selected drugstores, generic medications including paracetamol are still available. "Branded and generic drugs have the same effect despite differences in price ranges," he said. Ver...