Pasay gov't launches 'TurokTiktok' for National Immunization Week
The Pasay City government prepared a TikTok contest to promote pediatric immunization in celebration of National Immunization Week on Monday, April 24.
The city government first launched “ROT(right on time)Turok Child” on April 17, inviting residents whose children are 23 months old and below and have completed their immunization to join the search.
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the “TurokTiktok” was launched by the City Health Office (CHO) to show the importance of children having completed their
immunization.
Rubiano said those who wish to join the “TurokTiktok” must submit a 30 second Tiktok video of the mother and their FIC (fully immunized) child aged 1 to 5 years old showing the importance of completing the immunization and its benefits.
She told the contestants to follow the CHOTiktok account and post their videos under the “PasayCityHealthOffice” tag using hashtags #Batang BakunadoProtektado and #PasayTiktok.
The mayor said the winners will receive P3,000 for the first prize, P2,000 for the second, P1,000 for the third prize, and 10 consolation prizes.
She said the submission of entries for the “TurokTiktok” started on April 24 until 27.
For the “ROTurok”, parents must visit their nearest health centers and bring their “baby books” and immunization record.
The mayor said the child may classify as FIC (fully immunized child) or ROTturok Child if he or she received the first dose of BCG (bacilli calmette-guerin) which is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease; three doses of OPV (oral polio vaccine), three doses of pentahib or the 5-in-1 vaccine that will give protection to the child from diphtheria, pertusis, tetatus, hepatits B and haemophiluz influenza, and two doses of MCV (meningococcal vaccine) during the child’s first 12 months.
Rubiano said the winners will be announced during the FIC grand party on April 28.