Foreigner COVID-19 Vaccinations

Not too sure about the exact procedure in the different local cities/barangays but in ours we firstly had to pre-register online with our local city health office after which a QR code/registration number is issued & then wait....(which may take months).
In our case my better half (being a member of the local barangay womans group got to know some medical health staff who managed to get us a priority number when our preferred vaccinations were being rolled out (A short 2hrs notice was given for us to be present at our local gym)
Once there she helped both me (>55) & my better half to bypass the queue that had already formed basis the (senior+assistant priority previlege) to secure both of us our 1st jab.
Our 2nd jab will be in about a months time.
Sorry I just can't help myself : Ffffffrrrreeedddoooommmm

manwonder wrote:

Not too sure about the exact procedure in the different local cities/barangays but in ours we firstly had to pre-register online with our local city health office after which a QR code/registration number is issued & then wait....(which may take months).
In our case my better half (being a member of the local barangay womans group got to know some medical health staff who managed to get us a priority number when our preferred vaccinations were being rolled out (A short 2hrs notice was given for us to be present at our local gym)
Once there she helped both me (>55) & my better half to bypass the queue that had already formed basis the (senior+assistant priority previlege) to secure both of us our 1st jab.
Our 2nd jab will be in about a months time.
Sorry I just can't help myself : Ffffffrrrreeedddoooommmm

Haha yes my girl will most likely do the same for us. She actually offered it a few weeks ago but I declined. Now I’m submitting to the inevitability.

Both partner & I just received our 2nd pfizer jab this morning (hardly 3 weeks after our 1st jab).
Vaccination take up rate in our province remains v.low <25% of the population making it easier for us get our 2nd jab.
Infact this time around they had set up a photo taking booth where there were ply cards that could be held up for a selfie (stating : "vaccinated second dose")
In & out of the city gym in 1.5hrs enjoyed the smooth (senior+assistant priority previlege) & took our selfies too.
Both of us are feeling just fine.

Good to hear, MW.

I dont think they announce what jabs they are giving unless you go there and ask, like you just show up and what you get is what you get.

Some areas are easier to obtain then others, some places walk in allowed while others appointment is required. You can check this on their local gov or FB page.

We got lucky as one of the staff working at the facility happen to be my wife's frequent customer, and when asking was told they was giving Moderna that day, so off we went at late afternoon and We got Moderna.

We got our 2nd shot around end of Sept. The first shot wasn't bad, only muscle sore for a couple days. The 2nd shot was a bit rough, fever, muscle sore, body sore and bed ridden for about 24 hours. It took around 2.5 days to fully recover but after that, we feel fine again.

Do bring all your prescription meds to show them, they will ask you. Also if you just recently received any other type of vaccination, they wont jab you. If you are pregnant, make sure you get a referral letter from your OB. They didn't ask for one on the first shot, but the 2nd one. They ask my missus for it and won't jab her unless she had it. We managed to contact our OB and he gave her his license number and the go ahead.

We registered with our local private hospital and the local municipal 6 plus moths ago, about 2 months ago I got a text msg from the hospital offering the sinovac jab at 2:38 pm, please respond before 4:00 pm to book your position in hospital at 8:00 am the following day,,,,,,,, I didn't receive the msg (don't live on my phone like some) until around 6:00 pm so ignored as Sinovac was off my radar.

2 weeks later a text msg from our municipal, Pfizer vaccine available, please be at this location by 7:00 am with 3 days notice, done and dusted 2 jabs now for me and the better half a week ago with first jab, Pfizer again.
I suppose at the end of the day any jab is better than none. For me? 2 jabs later and I still don't feel safe and a recluse I am these days.

Cheers, Steve.

My provincial town in southern Cebu announced receiving 100 doses of vaccine...for the 50,000 residents.....hahaha what a joke. They were all gone to a selected group. So now I stayed in a hotel in Cebu City.....went to SM Seaside, which allowed walk-ins.....they didn't inform anyone which vaccine it was until you are into Step 2 or 3.....and this ended up being the Sinovac...........Well, I went ahead and got my 1st dose....2nd dose of the same vaccine will be on Nov 15. I was pretty against any of these vaccines, but finally gave in because it will give me more freedom. Then just today, while still in Cebu City, I did some shopping at Ayala Shopping mall.....and they were giving the Pfizer vaccine.......hmmm, if only I knew. Not sure what anyone here has heard, or knows, but I've heard that the US and some other countries don't accept travelers that have the Sinovac vaccine. Can anybody confirm this?

Gregorio2020 wrote:

<snip1> they didn't inform anyone which vaccine it was until you are into Step 2 or 3.....and this ended up being the Sinovac...........

<snip2>Well, I went ahead and got my 1st dose....2nd dose of the same vaccine will be on Nov 15. I was pretty against any of these vaccines, but finally gave in because it will give me more freedom.

<snip3>Not sure what anyone here has heard, or knows, but I've heard that the US and some other countries don't accept travelers that have the Sinovac vaccine. Can anybody confirm this?

<1> Like most of us, Sinovac,

<2> I'm an antivac person, but at my age what the heck, if the vaccine doesn't kill me, something else  will. Also the freedom now and possible in the future.

<3> I will be doing my research for my booster shot and find an alternative to Sinovac, hopefully for all us Sinovac users the alternative job will allow us to travel worldwide and if they allow travelers from the Philippines in and not be quarantined.

Gregorio2020 wrote:

I've heard that the US and some other countries don't accept travelers that have the Sinovac vaccine. Can anybody confirm this?

This is all I know and please do take  this with a grain of salt.

after NOV, you probably wont be able to enter US with visa unless vaccinated. Sinovac is accepted last I checked. I doubt this applies to citizens if you are vaccinated or not, they'll probably just quarantine your a.....

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58929441

"Covid: US to lift travel ban for fully jabbed on 8 November"

All that I have read just point to the efficacy issue of SInovac, but none actually reads that they WONT let you in the country because of it.

unless you are unvaccinated and even if you are, proving that you are with ID that the country you are entering will acknowledge it is another matter. Like Hong Kong does not accept Philippine's vaccination cards. So how will that work ? headache.

If you are visiting, Suggest you contact the local embassy or do some online research before heading, just to make double sure before going.

Our local Mayors office (Surigao City) just issued an urgent executive order last night stating that all local business/establishents/malls will now  require all its customers to present their vaccination cards prior being admitted.
Making it a "no vaccine no entry policy"...maybe his way of pushing more of his residents to get vaccinated asap which still remains at <30% of the local population.

I saw where the USA and the EU do not consider your vaccinated if you've had Sinovac, they don't ban you just quarantine

"Sorry I just can't help myself : Ffffffrrrreeedddoooommmm"

Depends on your interpretation of the adjective Freedom. I don't live in the Philippines but from what I gather it's like living in an 'open prison'
The Philippine government is cack handed at best and monumentally incompetent at worst on just about everything it does. There has been no joined up thinking or national plan of action to implement the vaccine programme which has been delegated to local mayors and barangays. Whatever your views are on vaccines the country is not going to open up until the vast majoriry of Filipinos are vaccinated. Period.

The Philippines is a service based economy unlike many other ASEAN nations and will continue to be beggared by its neighbours economically if the country does not get its act together soon.

Well here in this 3rd world backwater provice where I have been living for >2.5yrs which is located in the northeastern coast of Mindanao facing the Pacific Ocean most of the residents are poor/uneducated but v.resourceful/happy fisherman folk whom appear to be very contented with whatever they have & they don't really aspire/want change (that includes taking the covid jab) nor the stresses that the modern world comes with & maybe like you say many of their local gov't agencies are equally slow/disorganized & it may take a few more years for the whole of the Philippines to get back on track but they will come back strong just slower than most other countries but rest assured they will be back....
"Sorry I just can't help myself : Ffffffrrrreeedddoooommmm"...I just love it here (like some of the other lucky ones who are already here) & are as always fffffrrreeee to go wherever we want offcourse within the city limits.

that's too funny... "go wherever we want offcourse within the city limits."

170,000 people living on 245km2 of underdeveloped land sounds like ffffrrreeedddoommm to me

I saw the writing on the wall before we left the US. Wife and I went and got the J&J shot in May while we were still in FL. So far we've only shown our vac cards to get discounts, 10% off is better than nothing. So far we haven't had any issues with local travel from Lipa to Manila, or around that entire area.

Had my first jab the other day here in Angeles, more by accident that good design. I am 73 yers old and very pro vaccination, but haven't been able to get over to the vaccination centers. Then by accident when going for a short walk, stumbled across a mobile vaccination center set up just a couple hundred meters from my home. I asked if I could get a jab, they were completely obliging even though I didn't have any id (I was only going for a quick breath of fresh air), and also sans a face shield, No problem, they found me a loaner, took my details, blood pressure and 15 minutes later walked away jabbed. Easy. They will be returning to my area on the 22nd and will recieve my 2nd jab then. Check with your LGU online they may also have mobile clinics and list dates and places where the bus will be depending on your location. By the way, had no adverse reactions,

@Enzyte Bob I have had the double dose of Phizer, I think I will hold off on the booster, they claim the booster by Phizer is about to be released, it is supposed to be good for a year, maybe it will be available here in the pharmacy

Agreed. It's time to put covid to bed and move on with life.

- @Lotus Eater

But with mild symptoms. Without the vaccine and given his age we could well have been reading his obituary

- @Lotus Eater

  Sure sure . With out the vaccine he would have not got covid.      1 shot 2 shot 3 shot more .umm I got omicron ....but  if I wasnt a vaccine pin cushion it would have been really really bad ....that's what in told to say ...broken record 

@mahi948 when I went to immigration to do my annual report I had to show my vaccine card to go in

But with mild symptoms. Without the vaccine and given his age we could well have been reading his obituary

- @Lotus Eater

A recent stateside news article was about the Governor of Pennsylvania getting Covid a second time even after a booster shot.

Myself having Covid and now having three vaxx's, I'm thinking it will never end. My covid was between the first and second vaxx. The third vaxx left me sick for a couple days.

- @Enzyte Bob

   I probably got covid with zero vaccines in June 2020  I had a mild fever and a dry cough .   I took tylonal for the fever and over the counter med for the cough . 7 days  it's was over .        Since then  our friends we socialize with and are " fully" vaxxed had been out 3/4 days with omicron.      Us nothing .  Natural immunity  with NO possibilities of side effects .       Most people we know who are vaxxed haven't suffered " long term side effects " knock on wood .    But we know 2 who where healthy and died after the Vaccines .         It seems like a crap shot depending on the individual person .     One I dont need to take and won't .       I personally  dont care if others want to take that risk.       What bothers Me is being discriminated for not capitulating to geedy politicians and pharma coersion

"Sorry I just can't help myself : Ffffffrrrreeedddoooommmm"

Depends on your interpretation of the adjective Freedom. I don't live in the Philippines but from what I gather it's like living in an 'open prison'
The Philippine government is cack handed at best and monumentally incompetent at worst on just about everything it does. There has been no joined up thinking or national plan of action to implement the vaccine programme which has been delegated to local mayors and barangays. Whatever your views are on vaccines the country is not going to open up until the vast majoriry of Filipinos are vaccinated. Period.

The Philippines is a service based economy unlike many other ASEAN nations and will continue to be beggared by its neighbours economically if the country does not get its act together soon.

- @Lotus Eater          covid has been a cash cow for the Philippine government.  They will milk it to the bitter end.   Kick backs on hotel quarantines and tests and stock in masks,$$$  ka ching  . Not to mention pharma bribes .

The anti-vaccine people seem to follow the advice of politicians and social media. Pro-vaccine folks are more inclined to follow the advice of scientists and medical professionals. “You pays your money and you takes your chances”.

What a ridiculous statement. The Philippines is a poor country and has done the best they can to contain the pandemic with a limited set of tools in the toolbox. And done a pretty good job, with a death rate far lower than the US - per capita. About 10%. Meanwhile, the country has lost billions in tourist revenue, as have other Southeast Asian countries, and you think their goal is to prolong the pandemic to gain revenue kickbacks from hotel quarantines and masks?  Or did I miss something?

- @pnwcyclist