Duque wary about vaccine storage in VisMin amid blackouts; DOE ‘doing its best’ to restore power

  • 📰 inquirerdotnet
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 48 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 22%
  • Publisher: 86%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has expressed concern about the state of COVID-19 vaccines in storage facilities that are affected by power blackouts due to Typhoon Odette, as most vials need cold temperatures to avoid spoilage. | GabrielLaluINQ

In response, Energy Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella assured Duque that teams are already moving to restore power, along with gas stations that may supply fuel to vaccine storage facilities currently running on generator sets.

“We just like to make an assurance to the DOH Secretary that we are doing our best no, na mabalik po agad ‘yong mga pangangailangan for electricity and also ‘yong mga gasolinahan. As of Tuesday, 4:00 we already called for a meeting for the task force energy resiliency,” Fuentebella said. Fuentebella also presented a chart on the status of power in Visayas, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, where the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental are under the green status or normal operation levels.

However, Bohol and the entire Eastern Samar are under the blue status, or where electricity is unavailable.“Ang kuryente ay napaka-halaga po lalo na dito sa mga lugar kung saan nandoon po ang ating mga logistics for our vaccination program,” Duque reminded., as she went there and said that the whole province still has no electricity, leaving only solar-powered lights to operate.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

GabrielLaluINQ Hala di mo pinaghandaan🙄

GabrielLaluINQ Buti pa si Leni proactive at may foresight.

GabrielLaluINQ Bumili ka ng generators SecDuque DOHgovph

GabrielLaluINQ

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

More establishments now compliant with health, safety protocols — DOLEDOLE Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresita Cucueco said that compared to last year, the inspected companies’ initial compliance for safety and health guidelines this 2021 is already more than 70 percent.
Source: manilabulletin - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »