The city government here deployed eight vaccinators to Bago City to help boost the neighboring locality’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inoculation drive. The assistance was provided upon the request of the National and Regional Vaccination Operations Centers, addressed to the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center Task Force. Dr. Edwin Miraflor Jr., officer-in-charge of the City Health Office here, said in a statement Monday their vaccinators will be in Bago City, just south of this city, from February 7 to 11. They will support the screening and post-vaccination monitoring teams of Bago City, which is aiming to reach its target of
Four towns in the province of Tawi-Tawi are set to benefit from a 200-unit housing project of the Ministry of Human Settlements and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (NHSD-BARMM). Lawyer Hamid Aminoddin Barra, MHSD minister, said in a statement Monday the recipient towns are Tandubas, Sapa-Sapa, Bongao, and Simunul. “Fifty houses will be constructed in each of the four municipalities,” Barra said. Without disclosing the amount, Barra said the houses in Sapa-Sapa and Tandubas municipalities are funded under the Bangsamoro Appropriations Act 2021, while those in Bongao and Simunul towns are subsidized under the region’s Special
The cholera outbreak in Caraga town in Davao Oriental that started last week has resulted in the death of up to six people, the provincial government confirmed on Monday. Data sent to the Philippine News Agency indicated that the total reported cholera cases in the town that started January 31 has reached 491. Of the number, 84 individuals are still admitted to various hospitals in the province. Karen Lou Deloso, the provincial information officer, said the provincial health office (PHO) started receiving reports of residents experiencing diarrhea on January 29 wherein most patients had experienced symptoms such as loose bowel
Parental consent for pediatric vaccination will be an “absolute requirement” prior to the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old. No child will be vaccinated against Covid-19 unless their parents or guardian will give consent, according to Presidential Adviser on Covid-19 Response, Secretary Vince Dizon, on Monday. “Unfortunately, they cannot (be vaccinated). It is their parents’ call if the child will be vaccinated or not,” Dizon said in a news channel interview. Dizon said the government is likewise ready for possible adverse events following vaccination. “The only challenge for the younger age population, we have to deal with
Parents of children aged five to 11 years old are encouraged to submit them for vaccination to be protected against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar sounded the call Monday as the vaccination for five to 11 years old children will kick off in the region starting Wednesday. The Department of Health in Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) has announced that the vaccination of five to 11 years old children reels off during the three-day National Vaccination Day Phase 3 scheduled from February 9 to 11. “We encourage all the employees, especially the parents of children five years old and
The local government here will again be partnering with commercial establishments in the delivery of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination rollout especially for children aged five to 11 years old. In an online briefer Monday, Mayor Oscar Moreno said one of the malls situated in CM Recto Avenue, has already committed to having a designated place for the children’s immunization activity. “The SM Mall has a plan to use their children’s corner for the pediatric vaccination,” he said. Dr. Ted Yu Jr., the city health office (CHO) medical officer, also said the venue is the perfect area for the vaccination
