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‘Perfect storm’ of diseases brewing if COVID-19 pandemic drags on: expert

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:04 PM

The coronavirus pandemic will trigger a “perfect storm” of disease outbreaks in the Philippines if it rages through the flu season beginning June, an infectious diseases specialist warned on Wednesday. Read more »

DOH reminds Filipinos to have kids vaccinated despite COVID-19 lockdown

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 11:42 PM

MANILA — With around 2 million Filipino children at risk of missing vaccinations, the Department of Health on Friday reminded the public that they can still have their children immunized despite the enhanced community quarantine due to COVID-19. Read more »

WHO warns vs disrupting immunization during COVID-19 pandemic

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 12:51 PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to continue immunization programs, warning that suspending vaccination could give rise to other health crises as they battle the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

DOH to hold polio vaccination drive in Metro Manila

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 04:17 PM

The Department of Health will hold a 2-week long vaccination drive in the Philippine capital, its chief said Friday after Metro Manila confirmed its first case of the disease. Read more »

More than 400,000 kids in Basilan, Sulu area to get additional polio vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 09:55 PM

More than 400,000 children in Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will receive additional protection from polio. Read more »

'No child unvaccinated': DOH extends anti-polio drive until April

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 01:40 PM

The Department of Health said it will extend the government's vaccination drive against polio to achieve wider immunization coverage.   Read more »

Social media as a health threat: Misinformation leads to poor vaccine coverage, measles and polio resurgence

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 08:44 PM

While social media brought more families and friends together despite the distance, it also paved the way to the spread of misinformation, leading to several health crises in the Philippines. Read more »

Unvaccinated to show red flags as Samoa battles measles epidemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 09:19 AM

WELLINGTON - Authorities in Samoa asked unvaccinated families to display a red flag outside their homes on Wednesday to help a mass immunization drive aimed at halting a measles epidemic that has killed dozens of children. Read more »

Philippines records new polio case, resumes vaccine drive

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 05:28 PM

The new case is a 9-year-old girl from the southern island of Basilan who was not immunized against polio, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. Read more »

DOH taps fast food chain to reach more children in anti-polio drive

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:35 PM

Children may soon get vaccinated against the polio virus in select branches of popular fast food chain McDonald's, the Department of Health said on Thursday. Read more »

ASEAN vows to strengthen disease immunization

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 10:33 AM

Southeast Asian nations have committed to strengthen immunization and achieve vaccine security in the region in a declaration issued Saturday during its annual summit. Read more »

LIST: Countries requiring Filipino travelers to submit polio vaccination certificate upon arrival

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 06:33 PM

MANILA (UPDATE 2) - At least 9 countries now require vaccination certificates from travelers arriving from the Philippines and other countries affected by polio. Read more »

With polio back, DBM restores P9.2 billion in DOH's proposed 2020 budget: Duque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 04:14 PM

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has agreed to restore P9.2 billion in the Department of Health's (DOH) 2020 budget for human resource as polio - a vaccine-preventable disease - reemerged in the country, the Health chief said Tuesday. Read more »

With polio back, DBM restores P9.2 billion in DOH's proposed 2020 budget: Duque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:00 PM

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has agreed to restore P9.2 billion in the Department of Health's (DOH) 2020 budget for human resource as polio - a vaccine-preventable disease - reemerged in the country, the Health chief said Tuesday. Read more »

Life and love in the time of polio

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 01:43 PM

Who's afraid of polio? Not these two survivors. Read more »

DOH sa mga biyahero: Magpabakuna kontra polio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 12:41 AM

Sa mga aalis ng bansa, inirerekomenda ng health department na magpabakuna kontra sa polio. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 14, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:58 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Mass immunization vs polio

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 12:34 PM

Children receive the polio vaccine during a multi-regional mass immunization program in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 7, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 12:07 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Seniors get 'shots': Not just for kids

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 06:35 PM

An elderly lady grimaces as she is given a vaccine against respiratory infections like pneumonia and influenza during a mass vaccination in Dapitan, Manila on Monday.  Read more »