Immunization continues to be a challenge for the country, as the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed that in 2022, the target of fully vaccinating 95 percent of children was not attained reaching only 59.9 percent. MB file photo Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire defined a...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Health officials here have reported that parents refuse to have their children vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio for various reasons. AN eligible child receives a vaccine during the kick-off ceremony of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has asked parents to have their children vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) In a video message, he called on parents to support the vaccine campaign of the...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has lauded local government units (LGUs) across Western Visayas region with high vaccination of children below five-years-old against measles and rubella (MR) as well as administration of oral polio vaccine. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left)...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) noted a 100 percent increase in measles-rubella cases in the region. Dr. Joanne Antonette Albito, Medical Officer 3 of the DOH-7 Family Health Section, said that 67 cases have been recorded in Cebu province from January to April this...
More than two million children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella, while 800,000 kids received the oral polio vaccine amid the ongoing supplemental immunization campaign of the government, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, May 9. As of May 7, there were 2.3 million...
ILOILO CITY – More than 100,000 newborns and children below five years of age across Western Visayas region have been immunized against measles and polio in the first week of the massive nationwide immunization campaign. DOH-6 Director Adriano Suba-an (left) assists in administering the oral polio...
BUTUAN CITY – Twenty-nine children were inoculated against measles and polio during the launching of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity Campaign (MR-OPV-SIA) in Claver, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, May 3. Top officials from the Department of Health...
Some 100 vaccination teams were fielded by the City Health Office for the Measles, Rubella, and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) in Zamboanga City from May 1 to 31. A HEALTH worker administers the measles-rubella vaccine to a toddler during an immunization activity...
CEBU CITY – More than 19,000 children in Central Visayas were vaccinated since the rollout of the “Chikiting Ligtas” immunization program on Monday, May 1. CHILDREN clad in colorful superhero costumes arrive at the gymnasium of Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City during the launching of the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy asked health workers here not to miss a single home when they do a house-to-house vaccination drive. DEPARTMENT of Health Undersecretary Beverly Lorraine Ho vaccinates a child during the kick-off ceremony of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto called on Pasigueño parents to have their children vaccinated against preventable diseases as part of the national government's efforts in boosting the number of children immunized against measles, rubella, and polio. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto "Sana magtulungan po...
