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Dr. Rochelle Oco, head of General Santos City Health Office (PNA GenSan file photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -The city government is targeting to capture more essential workers and residents who were hesitant to avail of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in its newly launched mobile vaccination program. Dr. Rochelle Oco, head of the City Health Office (CHO), said they have allotted at least 500 vaccination slots for each sortie of their "bakuna bus", which made its second stop on Wednesday at the city central public market in Barangay Dadiangas South. She said they expect t...

The General Santos City Hall (PNA GenSan file photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - A total of 47 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) "variants of concern" here have so far been reported but the majority of the patients have fully recovered, health authorities said on Wednesday. Dr. Rochelle Oco, city health office (CHO) chief, said at least four Covid-19 variants, including the dreaded Delta, have been detected in the area based on the results of their expanded biosurveillance in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) 12 (Soccsksargen). She said they recorded 26 cases of t...

Dr. Rochelle Oco, head of the City Health Office (Photo courtesy of the city government) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -The city government has raised concern over the continuing reluctance by some senior citizens here to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Rochelle Oco, head of the City Health Office, acknowledged on Tuesday that they are facing problems with the vaccination coverage for priority group A2 or senior citizens even as they are considered as among the most vulnerable to severe infections. She said such concern is also a challenge to other local government un...