More news about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is being handled by the public and the government.
It's official. The IATF has now allowed traditional cockfighting to resume operations.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1528090/iatf-allows-cockpits-to-operate-traditional-cockfighting-to-resume-under-alert-level-2 |
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases permitted the operation of cockpits and the resumption of traditional cockfighting under Alert Level 2, but subject to the discretion of the local government units (LGUs).
(The IATF decided to allow the operation of cockpits and traditional cockfighting under Alert Level 2 if the LGUs, where the operations will be conducted, have no objection.)
Nograles called on the LGUs to shut down cockpits if operators failed to comply with the health protocols.
“We enjoin LGUs that will allow the resumption of cockfighting operations to strictly, strictly enforce and implement protocols and to shut down operators that fail to adhere to minimum health standards,” he appealed.
Traditional cockfighting is in opposition to online cockfighting which Cayetano says is the next pandemic.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/22/cayetano-online-sabong-gambling-are-the-new-pandemic/ |
Online cockfighting and gambling have been described by former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano as the “new pandemic” that requires immediate government action in order to save Filipino families from social, moral and economic degradation.
“There is a new pandemic that the government is not trying to stop, bagkus [ay] baliktad (even more so the other way around). It seems the government is pushing this pandemic through PAGCOR and I hope Congress is not part of it,” Cayetano told a press conference over the weekend.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1162907 |
At least three European countries have expressed to continue their support to the Philippines in accessing vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
This, as nearly 7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines donated by Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom arrived on Wednesday, which are part of over 10 million vaccine doses delivered in the country, the highest single-day delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to date.
Two batches of Moderna vaccines donated by the German government arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport -- one in the afternoon with 856,800 doses and the other batch in the evening with 2,840,100 doses.
In total, 3,696,900 doses of Moderna vaccine were donated by the German government through the COVAX Facility.
“We regard it important to support the Philippine efforts in the Covid response for a fast and sustainable recovery, and trust that these vaccines will be used in the upcoming vaccination drive contributing to the vaccination of minors in the context of necessary reopening of schools as well as to the boosters of healthcare workers and front-liners,” German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel said in a media interview.
She added that with the vaccine donations, Germany is living up to its commitment to international solidarity and cooperation, especially in times of crisis.
On the other hand, the Dutch government donated 3,055,200 doses of Janssen vaccines.
“I’m very happy that we can support the Vax to the Max Campaign of the Filpino government and very pleased that we can do that together with the European partner, so it’s team Europe at work,” Dutch Ambassador to the Philippines Saskia de Lang said.
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron also joined Reiffenstuel and de Lang during the vaccine arrival.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1162866 |
"The threat of Omicron variant." Four words that will take us back to the worst days of 2020 when the whole nation was locked down. And if that happens the blame is on YOU!Unvaccinated individuals may want to reconsider physically attending the traditional dawn masses (Simbang Gabi) that will begin December 15, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said unvaccinated individuals may want to consider attending virtual Simbang Gabi instead to minimize the risk of catching Covid-19.
“Sa mga hindi pa po bakunado, mas mainam po na mag-attend na lang po ng online or virtual Simbang Gabi; mas mainam po magpabakuna na po tayo (To those unvaccinated, it is better if you attend online or virtual Simbang Gabi; but it is better to get vaccinated),” he said in a Palace press briefing.
Meanwhile, Nograles reminded vaccinated devotees attending dawn masses to continue observing minimum public health standards.
“Ituloy po natin i-observe ang (Let us continue observing) minimum public health standards – mag-mask po, hugas, iwas pa rin po tayo lalo na nandiyan pa rin iyong banta ng Omicron variant (let us wear masks, wash hands, keep distance especially now that the threat of Omicron variant is close),” he added.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1528416/expert-notes-communitys-role-in-preventing-omicrons-spread |
The community has a role to play on how the tracing and isolation of possible close contacts and secondary contacts of the first two Omicron variant cases in the country will be done, an infectious disease expert said Thursday.
Dr. Rontgene Solante, chief of the Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine unit of the San Lazaro Hospital and a member of the Department of Science and Technology’s Vaccine Expert Panel, said all of the co-passengers of the first two cases in their flights should be isolated and tested for COVID-19.
“The crucial part here is number one, are they being contacted already? Number two, are they being instructed to isolate themselves even without the symptoms, and number three, were there also secondary contacts of these index cases so they will also be monitored?” Solante told CNN Philippines’ The Source.
“So everything should really be relying now on the community on how the contact tracing, isolation, and observation of symptoms will be done,” he added.
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| https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/12/21/2149201/vaccine-wastage-typhoon-hit-areas-minimal-doh |
A hundred vials of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines were wasted in Region 6 due to a power outage caused by Typhoon Odette, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.
According to DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, they are closely monitoring the situation in typhoon-hit areas.
However, they received reports that the Pfizer vaccines in Tinangawan in Iloilo province got wasted because of a power interruption resulting from the typhoon.
Vergeire assured the public that the cluster would be “replenishing” the wasted jabs in the region.
Citing reports from the National Vaccination Operations Clusters, Vergeire noted that there has been “minimum” vaccine wastage due to the calamity.
“Thanks to the local government units (LGUs), because the impact of the typhoon on our vaccines had been minimized,” she told a press briefing.
Vergeire added the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao had reported “no vaccine wastage” while the assessments for Regions VII, VIII and Caraga are still ongoing.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/21/resumption-of-face-to-face-classes-relies-on-vaccination-outcome-deped-says/ |
Education Secretary Leonor Briones strongly encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) noting that this will play a very crucial role in the resumption of face-to-face classes in schools that offer basic education nationwide.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dec. 21, Briones expressed hope for continuous expansion of limited face-to-face classes. She also highly encouraged parents to get their children vaccinated as the “resumption of face-to-face classes relies on the outcome of the immunization campaign.”Briones also expressed hope that the DepEd would be able to continuously expand the implementation of limited face-to-face classes as more Filipinos are vaccinated with the success of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days.
"(So we are very happy and it’s a great honor for us to work with Secretary Duque and Secretary Galvez and Vince [Dizon] on this campaign because the success of education is very dependent on the health of our children and we need to protect our children not only your 12-17 years old children, but everyone including the parents themselves),” Briones said.
The Philippines on Tuesday reported only 168 new COVID-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to 2,837,719.According to the Department of Health, four laboratories were not operational on December 19 and 20 laboratories were not able to submit their data on time.
"Based on data in the last 14 days, the 24 labs contribute, on average, 4.8% of samples tested and 4.5% of positive individuals," the DOH said.
It also noted that of the 168 cases, 159 occurred within the recent 14 days. The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were Metro Manila, Region 4-A, and Region 6.
With just over a week left until the end of the year, the Philippine government is still pushing to reach its target of fully vaccinating 54 million individuals against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., this may be achieved through the use of the single-shot Janssen vaccine, which will immediately tag the vaccine recipient as fully-vaccinated.
“We are still pushing since we have the J&J available vaccines and we have 6 million due for second dosing,” Galvez told GMA News Online.
Though he is hopeful that the number of daily jabs administered will increase to over 1 million, Galvez said the closure of more than 1,000 vaccination sites due to Typhoon Odette will affect the target.
Currently, over 45.2 million individuals have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
“Optimistic kami dito na maabot natin (we are optimistic that we can reach this). We are around 45 million so we have around 8 something million na kailangan habulin,” Dr. Kezia Lorraine Rosario of NVOC said.
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