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...
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...
A pediatric infectious disease specialist has called for more intensified efforts for the country’s routine immunization to prevent cases of vaccine-preventable diseases from rising. There is an “urgent need to double-time on increasing childhood vaccination in the country,” said Dr. Anna Lisa...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed its concern as over one million children in the Philippines missed out their routine vaccine shots in 2021. UNICEF estimates that globally, 67 million children "missed out entirely or partially on routine immunization" between 2019 and 2021....
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should seriously consider carrying out a a nationwide immunization drive on hogs to contain the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF). Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte amid fears that the latest ASF surge in the country...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is eyeing to immunize more than 100,000 children here against polio, measles, and rubella. The CHO and the Department of Health (DOH) have encouraged the people to prioritize the immunization of their children from vaccine preventable diseases through...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A month-long Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine (MR-OPV) Supplemental Immunization Activity will be conducted starting May 1 here to improve the immunization rate after many eligible children missed their routine inoculation because of the pandemic. Data of routine...
A total of 7,120 infants received their immunization shots in various barangay health centers in Pasig City during the two-week rollout of the “Vax-Baby-Vax” drive from Nov. 7 to Nov. 18. Metro Manila Center for Health Development FB / MANILA BULLETIN The Metro Manila Center for Health...
The Malabon City government, through the City Health Department (CHD), launched the Department of Health’s (DOH) Intensive Catch Up Routine Immunization program in the city on Monday, Nov. 7, to protect the children against vaccine-preventable diseases. The city government said that there are...
NEW YORK, United States -- Increased misinformation and the disruption of global supply chains due to Covid are behind the biggest sustained drop in childhood vaccinations in three decades, a UN report said Thursday. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) All regions in the country have already fully-vaccinated more than 40 percent of their respective elderly population, the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
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...
