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Davao City dads reach more areas in SP-led mobile anti-Covid jabs

A total of 2,422 individuals have already benefited from free anti-Covid-vaccines in the Sangguniang Panlungsod-led mobile vaccination since the two rollouts in Barangay Subasta and Barangay Manuel Guianga this week.

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Davao City exceeds half-million mark for COVID-19 1st dose vaccination

Davao City has exceeded the half-million mark in its COVID-19 first dose vaccination rollout as of August 25, 2021, nearly hitting the 50 percent target of 1.2 million herd immunity.

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Persons with special needs, Badjao in Davao City get anti-Covid jabs

The Davao City government has administered anti-Covid vaccines on mentally challenged, persons with disabilities, and members of the Badjao community who availed the free vaccination at the People’s Park.  The

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Free vaccination, RT-PCR testing for Work of Davao recipients

At least 90 Work for Davao beneficiaries, who have not yet claimed their salary of P3,960 each for a 10-day work, will start receiving it on Thursday morning, August 26,

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Mayor Sara revs up plan to set up Davao City Hospital

The long-time dream of establishing a medical facility to cater to deprived, underserved and disadvantaged Dabawenyos is in the works with the creation of the Executive Committee (EXECOM) and Technical

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Davao City to enforce law penalizing Covid ‘close contacts’ refusing RT-PCR

In a bid to heighten mandatory swabbing and isolation of Covid-19 positive and their close contacts, the Davao City government will strictly enforce soon the city ordinance penalizing the close

COVID-19
Davao City to set mobile anti-Covid vax for Moro communities

The Davao City Covid-19 Task Force Vaccination Cluster is preparing for the mobile anti-Covid vaccination rollout for the Moro communities in five proposed sites.  During the Covid-19 Alert program over

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10 new COVID-19 Delta cases raise Davao City’s total to 16

The Davao City COVID-19 Task Force is currently locating, re-contact tracing, re-swabbing, and re-isolating the city’s 10 new COVID-19 Delta variant cases, raising the city’s total Delta cases to 16.

COVID-19
Pregnant women can get vaccinated

A Davao City health official said that pregnant women, who are in their second or third trimesters, can now avail themselves of the vaccination drive of the city, saying that

Education
40 outstanding Dabawenyo students feted in Sprout Award

Forty of the 310 beneficiaries of the Student Siblings Laptop Sharing Project in Davao City were feted during the first Sprout Award Scholarship awarding ceremony on August 19 at the