Photo from europeanpharmaceuticalreview.comThe Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday, October 20, called for the pre-emptive purchase of anti COVID-19 medicines.The SP approved a resolution authored by Councilor Renecito Novero urging the City Health Office through the City Mayor’s Office to purchase medicines like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab that are reputed to be helpful in the healing and recovery of patients seriously infected with COVID-19.Remdesivir and Tocilizumab are the medicines that are usually prescribed but they are often unavailable when needed, Novero said.Their prices are also too high and unaffordable to low-income patients, he added.There is therefore a necessity for the city to have preemptive purchases of these medicines for the protection of Ba...
Bacolod also has COVID-19 Vaccination QR (Quick Response) identification cards for its fully vaccinated residents, Em Ang, City Emergency Operations Center executive director, said Wednesday, October 20.The system has not been launched officially but it is operational, she said, adding that a link will be provided.Bacolod City will be using the Department of Information and Communications Technology system because it is approved by the World Health Organization and recognized even if one travels abroad, she said.The Bacolod Management Information Technology and Computer Services will generate the city’s “BACuna Card” that is being pilot tested and can be used by travelers, she said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson launched the Negros Occidental Monitoring Information System Portal ...
Policemen have been deployed at Negros Occidental and Bacolod City cemeteries to ensure the observance of COVID-19 health protocols as residents begin visiting the graves of their relatives ahead of All Saints and Souls’ days on November 1 and 2.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia have ordered the closure of cemeteries from October 30 to November 2 to prevent crowds from gathering that could lead to a further surge in COVID -19 cases in the province and city.Before and after the closure dates, crowds should be limited to 30 percent of the cemeteries’ capacities, both officials said.PLt. Col. Sherlock Gabana, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, said policemen have already been deployed at public and private cemeteries to ensure that the 30 perce...
Bacolod City is all set to start vaccinating minors with comorbidities against COVID-19 on November 5.These minors are those who belong to the “Pediatric A3” priority group, or persons aged 12 to 17 years old and have comorbidities, the Emergency Operations Center- Task Force (EOC-TF) reiterated in a press statement Wednesday, October 20."We have waited long for the vaccination of minors. The Department of Health (DOH) has given its green light for ‘Pediatric A3,’ and we are more than ready to officially start the rollout and get them vaccinated against COVID-19,” the EOC-TF said.The EOC-TF added that the vaccination of minors is part of the protection of “high-risk or vulnerable groups.”The DOH said the Pediatric A3 vaccination will focus on minors whose comorbidities incl...
Available naman ang vaccination card nga may QR code ang mga nabakuhan sa Bacolod City.Suno kay Em Ang, executive director sang Bacolod Emergency Operations Center, may link na nga available nga sarang ma access sang mga nabakunahan sa Bacolod.Paathag ni Ang, ang LGU may yara man sang link na kuntani para sa vaccination card nga may QR code ugaling nag abot naman ang gikan sa DICT.Suno kay Ang ang iga release nga link ang gikan na lamang sa DICT bangud nga WHO ukon World Health Organization approved system ang iya sang DICT.Nagakasayuran nga magamit na ang vaccination card nga gikan sa link sang DICT sa biyahe sa luwas sang pungsod. Ang gikan sa LGU ang magamit sa local lamang. Wala man sang schedule sa launching sang amo nga link pero ini ang operational na suno kay Ang....
Vaccination hours sa mga vaccination center sa mall ang iga-extend sang EOC sa apat ka oras sa madasun nga semana karon nga bukas na ang pagpangbakuna para sa general public.Humalin sang ginbuksan sang Bacolod Emergency Operations Center ang vaccination program para sa general public nagalab-ot man sa kapin mil kinyentos ang sarang nga mabakunahan paagi sa mga vaccination center sa mga mall.Tungod man sang pagdamo pa sang nagakadto sa mall para magpabakuna pagasugdan sang EOC ang pagpalawig sang vaccination hours agud nga ma accomodate sila.Suno sa kay Dr. Edwin Miraflor, OIC sang City Health Office sang Bacolod, halin sa 10am to 2pm, maga extend ang vaccination program tubtob las sais sang gab-i.Sa Oktubre 23 tubtob 24, ang eoc ang magapatigayon man sang weekend vax drive ...
Kutob sa mga menor de edad nga naga edad 12 tubtob 17 anyos nga may comorbidities ang pwede na mabakunahan sumugod Nobyembre singko.Sa statement gikan sa Bacolod Emergency Operations Center, gintugtan na sang Department of Health sa Pediatric A3 category.Kabahin pa ini sila sa mga high risk ukon vulnerable group.Mangin prayoridad sang eoc ang mga menor de edad nga may HIV, cancer kag tuberculosis.Qualified man pati ang mga minors nga may down syndrome.Moderna lang kag Pfizer nga brand ang iga dapat sa mga minors.Naga padayon ang pag lista sa mga menor de edad nga luyag magpa bakuna pinaagi sa ila tagsa ka barangay.