EDITORIAL – Waiting for bivalent jabs
As of March 23, according to the official tracker of the Department of Health, there were still 8,414 active COVID-19 cases nationwide, with 66,304 deaths......»»
EDITORIAL - Wasting precious vaccines
While people are risking infection and waiting for up to five hours in crowded centers in Metro Manila to get vaccinated against COVID, there must be little urgency for the jabs in the town of Makilala in Cotabato......»»
Bivalent jabs’ arrival slightly delayed – DOH
The arrival of nearly 400,000 donated doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines in the country will be slightly delayed, according to the Department of Health......»»
390,000 bivalent COVID-19 jabs arriving this month
The country is expecting delivery of 390,000 doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the month, Department of Health officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said yesterday......»»
EDITORIAL- Where are the bivalent shots?
In India, COVID vaccine production has resumed and masking is again required in several areas after new infections soared by 30 percent in just one day. The surge is being driven by Arcturus, the name given to the latest COVID strain and Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.16......»»
DoH eyes jabs for Eastern Visayas kids
PALO, Leyte — The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas is targeting to inoculate over one million children below five years old in the month-long ‘Chikiting Ligtas’ campaign this May. DoH-8 national immunization program coordinator Ma. Elena Joy Villarosa disclosed that a total of 471,472 children between nine to 59 months old are targeted for inoculation against measles and rubella and 550,559 kids from zero to 59 months will be administered with oral polio vaccine during the period. The Chikiting Ligtas Campaign — to be conducted from 1 to 31 May 2023 — will implement a series of Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccines Supplemental Immunization Activities throughout the country. Since the beginning of March this year, the DoH-8 has been conducting capacity building to the region’s healthcare workers at the provincial, city, municipal, and barangay levels through a series of MR-OPV SIA microplanning and preparatory workshops across the different provinces in Eastern Visayas. The campaign aims to have at least 95 percent of children -- 9 months to 59 months old for the measles vaccine and 0 to 59 months old for the bivalent oral polio vaccine — regardless of vaccination status, with a minimum of at least four-week interval from the last dose of the respective vaccine received. “This 2023, there is risk of an impending polio and measles outbreak. There is also noted increase in cases of rubella,” Villarosa said, adding that an increase in cases of the dreaded diseases whenever many children miss their routine vaccination. She said that in 2019 a polio outbreak was declared when many children missed vaccinations and were unable to complete immunization for polio, rubella and measles. The post DoH eyes jabs for Eastern Visayas kids appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
EDITORIAL - Still waiting for running water
Water supply interruptions in Metro Manila this summer may finally end after the National Water Resources Board approved last Friday the request of the two water concessionaires for an additional allocation of 52 cubic meters per second, effective until next month, from the initial amount of 50 cms......»»
Slight delays seen in delivery of bivalent COVID-19 jabs
Vergeire cited the expiration of the state of calamity declaration on December 31, which had clauses on indemnification and immunity from liability required by vaccine makers and other partners......»»
Bivalent COVID-19 jabs given 4 months after last shot
Bivalent boosters should be administered at least four months after a person’s last COVID-19 jab, the Department of Health said yesterday......»»
DOH: Two more countries offering bivalent COVID-19 jabs to Philippines
A bivalent vaccine targets both the original strain of the virus the causes COVID-19 and Omicron subvariants......»»
Almost 1.4 million donated bivalent jabs to arrive soon
Almost 1.4 million doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines that have been confirmed as donations will arrive in the country soon, the Department of Health said yesterday......»»
DOH: Vulnerable groups to be prioritized in rollout of bivalent jabs
The Department of Health on Thursday said it will prioritize the healthcare workers, senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities in the rollout of bivalent jabs. .....»»
COVAX to donate bivalent jabs to Philippines
The Department of Health yesterday said the COVAX Facility has already committed to donate bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines......»»
EDITORIAL - Waiting for aid
The waiting lines began forming as early as Thursday, from young adults to the elderly......»»
DOH: No COVID-19 calamity state, no bivalent jabs
The Department of Health warned yesterday that the country’s purchase of bivalent vaccines may no longer push through if the state of calamity due to COVID-19 will not be extended......»»
EDITORIAL - Waiting for permanent evacuation centers
According to the mayor of Muntinlupa, a troubled teen with family issues was the person who destroyed the blackboards in two classrooms in a school that served as an evacuation center when Severe Tropical Storm Paeng hit the country last week. The boy will undergo counseling and will not be penalized for vandalizing public property, Mayor Ruffy Biazon said......»»
Private sector eyes employees’ list for bivalent jabs
With the volume of bivalent vaccines against COVID-19 to be limited, the private sector would like to participate in their provision by submitting a list of their employees who are eligible to receive the vaccines, according to Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion......»»
An ‘eco-disaster’ waiting to happen
The editorial headline by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on July 22, 2021 said it all. The “monumental eco-disaster” waiting to happen is the P23-billion, 174-hectare reclamation project that the city of Dumaguete plans to build on the entire seafront of this gentle city by the bay. The project seeks to transform the seaside site into […] The post An ‘eco-disaster’ waiting to happen appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
EDITORIAL - Waiting for reimbursement
EDITORIAL - Waiting for reimbursement.....»»
EDITORIAL - Your body, your choice
In withholding the vaccine brand from the public until the last minute, the government says its objective is to prevent a repeat of the crowding that occurred when the limited supply of Pfizer/BioNTech jabs was rolled out......»»
EDITORIAL - Stepping down
The tragic stories keep piling up. There’s the unemployed hotel worker whose wife succumbed to COVID last month after waiting two days for hospital admission......»»