The local government continues to innovate tactics such as drive-thru, house-to-house and drop-in clinics to boost vaccination numbers and achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 in Zamboanga City. The City Health Office (CHO) has deployed a mobile vaccination team (MVT) to conduct inoculation activities in several establishments and commercial vessels to vaccinate eligible workers who are…
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Following the confirmed bird flu cases in Luzon provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga, Mayor Beng Climaco has issued an executive order, implementing a temporary total ban on the entry to Zamboanga City of all species of live birds (poultry and non-poultry), including day-old chicks, pullet, table egges, salted eggs, among others. The temporary total ban…
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In her desire to encourage more people get their booster shots, Mayor Beng Climaco was asking the Department of Health (DOH) for any measures that would further boost people’s interest to get vaccinated for the third or booster shot. Short of suggesting to make the booster shot mandatory for essential movements or travels, Climaco said…
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