“Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Over the last 50 years, essential vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives. That’s six lives a minute, every day, for five decades. “In these 50 years, vaccination accounts for 40 percent of the improvement in infant...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday called on the government to accelerate the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 to ensure a high Covid-19 vaccination coverage among the younger population of Filipinos which is crucial to expanding face-to-face classes nationwide. Gatchalian made the call as...
Citing the death of around 800 unvaccinated children who died due to complications caused by measles in 2019, the executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) said disinformation about vaccines can kill people. A girl gets her Covid-19 vaccine in Muntinlupa City. (File...
As countries celebrate World Immunization Week, the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) has emphasized the importance of vaccines in preventing diseases and avoiding severe fatal complications brought about by diseases such as Covid-19. (PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LOGO) World Immunization Week...
The numbers of recommended vaccine doses administered to children dropped across the Philippines, which health experts fear could lead to an outbreak of other diseases amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Pixabay) According to Dr. Kim Patrick Tejano, Program Manager of the National...
UNICEF Philippines Chief Health and Nutrition Dr. Malalay Ahmadzai More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to feel paralyzed by the challenges we are facing in the Philippines. Many are suffering from the effects of the pandemic, especially children. Not being able to go to school,...
