Zambo mayor fears Omicron

CHIEF COVID frontliner Mayor Beng Climaco warned residents not to be complacent and to strictly follow public health protocols due to threats posed by the new coronavirus variant called Omicron.

U.S. sends 1.8 million doses of Covid vaccines

THE UNITED States, in partnership with the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access or COVAX facility, delivered an additional 1,842,750 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its worldwide effort to help end the pandemic.

OFWs now part of Covid-19 vaccination priority

MAYOR BENG Climaco has urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to avail of the vaccination program of the government after the Department of Health (DOH) included them in the A1 category.

Private institutions, companies offer facilities as vaccination sites

MAYOR BENG Climaco praised several private institutions and companies that offered their facilities to serve as vaccination centers in support of the local government’s mass vaccination rollout.

Covid-19 vaccines reduce risk of infection by 91% for fully vaccinated people

A NEW study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) reduce the risk of infection by 91 percent for fully vaccinated people.

Poor Filipinos to get Pfizer Covid vaccine

DAVAO CITY – Poor Filipinos are now the government’s priority for the Pfizer vaccine rollout after President Duterte said the country’s indigent sector must be given greater importance in accordance with the COVAX Facility prioritization for vaccines.

Alert up on fake Covid-19 vaccines

THE DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned all local governments and the public against buying fake Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines following an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Zamboangueños divided whether to take Covid shot or not

A RECENT local government survey has showed that majority of residents do not want to be inoculated with Covid vaccine for various reasons while about one-third would like to see the results of the anti-coronavirus immunization before deciding whether to get the shot or not, and the rest undecided. 

OFWs vaccinated vs. Covid, tested positive for virus

TWO OVERSEAS Filipino workers (OFW) who had been inoculated with Covid-19 abroad have tested positive for the deadly respiratory virus while in the Philippines, reports said.

Zambo in talks with other Covid vaccine makers

AFTER SIGNING a deal with British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for the purchase of some 410,000 doses of Covid vaccines, Zamboanga Mayor Beng Climaco said recently met with representatives of other vaccine manufacturers for additional doses.

Duterte offers Pfizer to Senators

 ‘President defends Chinese Covid vaccines, gets 25 million doses’ 

DAVAO CITY – Following the reported deaths of at two dozen elderly people who had received the Pfizer Covid vaccine in Norway, President Duterte now asked Filipino senators, who are questioning his choice of the Chinese vaccine Sinovac, if they want to be inoculated with Pfizer.

Zambo’s poor, elderly among Covid vaccine priorities

WITH AN initial funding of P200 million for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines, the local government said it will prioritize healthcare workers, essential and other frontline service providers, and vulnerable populations such as the elderly and poor.

Covid vaccines, where is it?

THE PHILIPPINES continues to negotiate with six Covid-19 vaccine developers and is planning to sign deals for 148 million doses.

Covid-19 vaccine for Cebu assured

THE NATIONAL government said it would provide ample supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Cebu City.