Manila Bulletin
COVID vax drive in Bicol, Caraga, 9 other regions postponed due to ‘Odette’
The Department of Health (DOH) recommended postponing the second leg of the national COVID-19 vaccination drive in 11 regions due to Typhoon Odette.
These regions include Bicol, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
The vaccination drive, initially scheduled for December 15 to 17, will be moved to December 20 to 22 in these affected areas.
This postponement is to ensure public safety from the typhoon, which is expected to intensify and make landfall in Caraga or Western Visayas.
However, the vaccination drive will still proceed as scheduled in Cordillera Administrative Region, National Capital Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon.
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