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The government has administered more than 2.5 million doses during the second round of the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” in some areas from Dec. 15 to 18, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20.

The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 263 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 20.

Despite the blackouts and intermittent power supply for days, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20, that many local governments have been successful in protecting their vaccine storage facilities, mobilizing their vaccines to facilities with backup generators.

Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said people should get vaccinated amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of  SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 

The Muntinlupa City government reported that 96 percent of the city’s target population is now fully vaccinated.

The Muntinlupa City government has reminded residents to strictly follow minimum public health standards after the detection of the first two Omicron variant cases in the country.

Philippine authorities are now checking on the health condition of the co-passengers of the first two Omicron variant cases detected in the country.

The Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila is still coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-free as of Dec. 13.

Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano warned the public on the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Reports about the infighting between Foreign Affairs chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III have reached the Office of the President (OP), a Palace official confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III along with other officials have agreed to recommend on Monday, Dec. 13 the postponement of the second round of the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” in some areas that might be affected by the tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which is expected to become a typhoon by Wednesday, Dec. 15.

From vaccines now to syringes.

The Caloocan City government on Monday, Dec. 13, was recognized by the Department of Health in the National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) for reaching 100 percent of its COVID-19 vaccination target.

The Department of Health (DOH) recorded only 360 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 13.

Training of student-athletes at the tertiary level will finally resume following the signing of the joint memorandum circular between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Dec. 13.

The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) stressed on Saturday, Dec. 11, urged laboratories in airports, ports of entry, and in various regions of the country to send additional samples for genome sequence given the imminent entry of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron.

The Department of Health (DOH) has recognized the Pateros municipal government for fully vaccinating 100 percent of the target eligible population.