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Health stakeholders work to restore trust in school-based immunization

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 04:16 PM

In some of the Philippines' most vulnerable communities, parents, health professionals and school leaders are working quietly to restore parents' trust in immunization, which was tarnished by a shelved anti-dengue campaign. Read more »

Vaccine scare makes Filipinos more vulnerable to spread of seasonal flu: expert

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 05:33 PM

The 'fear' of being immunized has made Filipinos more vulnerable to the spread of seasonal flu, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday, days after the government confirmed that influenza cases are common this time of the year. Read more »

Save the Children pushes for measles vaccines to stop deaths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 04:12 PM

Parents should have their children vaccinated against measles to arrest the rise in fatalities, international group Save the Children said Tuesday. Read more »

Rising measles cases due to public's eroding confidence in gov't vaccine program

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 02:05 AM

The World Health Organization said the Philippines has seen a rise in the number of measles cases by 367 percent from January to November this year compared to 2017.  Read more »

DOH launches school-based HPV immunization program

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:33 PM

A student reacts as doctors from the Department of Health administer Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to children residing in Taguig City at the Lakeshore Hall in Bicutan, Monday. Read more »

Immunization champions defy Dengvaxia fears to defeat measles, tetanus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 04:20 PM

Project Bakunanays, started by UP Visayas students in 2017, is being replicated in Tacloban City and Oriental Mindoro province in August, which is also national immunization month. Read more »

Singapore may send back unvaccinated foreign travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:17 PM

Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid to protect the tightly-controlled country from infectious diseases. Read more »

Mom seeks justice for son in another Dengvaxia-linked death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 11:34 AM

MANILA - A mother from Nueva Ecija is seeking justice for her 13-year-old son, who died around 2 weeks ago after getting two shots of Dengvaxia.  Read more »

Garin, Duque face new set of raps over Dengvaxia

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 09:50 PM

Parents of alleged Dengvaxia "victims" on Thursday filed a new set of complaints at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read more »

VACC files plunder rap vs Aquino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 02:32 PM

Atty. Ferdinand Topacio and members of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption show a copy of the plunder complaint filed against former President Benigno S. Aquino, former Health Secretary Janette Garin, and former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad over the Dengvaxia immunization program, at the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Ilang magulang, tumanggi sa bakuna vs tigdas para sa anak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 25 11:26 PM

Nagsimula na ang supplemental immunization activity ng Department of Health (DOH) para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng tigdas. Read more »

'Supplemental immunization' kontra tigdas, simula na sa Miyerkoles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 09:08 PM

Magsasagawa ng "supplemental immunization" ang DOH sa National Capital Region at Mindanao para maiwasan ang pagkalat ng mga kaso ng tigdas sa bansa. Read more »

UNICEF seeks 'urgent action' amid decline in PH immunization coverage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 07:00 PM

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged parents and communities to ensure the health of children through routine immunization as it noted a decline in vaccination coverage in the Philippines.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit mahalaga ang pagpapabakuna?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 02:30 AM

Ngayong nalalapit na ang World Immunization Week, muling pinaalala ng mga eksperto ang kahalagahan ng pagpapabakuna. Read more »

Vaccines still best weapon vs infectious diseases: WHO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 01:21 PM

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reminded the public that vaccination is still the best way to fight infectious diseases. Read more »

Perang nai-refund ng Sanofi, ipampagamot sa Dengvaxia patients: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 10:38 AM

Balak ng Department of Health (DOH) na gamitin ang naibalik na P1.16 bilyon mula sa hindi nagamit na Dengvaxia bilang pampagamot sa mga nabakunahan ng dengue vaccine. Read more »

Maguindanao strengthens measles immunization

Lore Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 06:55 PM

Health workers of the Rajah Buayan Health Unit administer anti-measles vaccines to children in Barangay Baital, Maguindanao on Friday. Read more »

After measles outbreak, Negros Oriental health workers do house-to-house immunization

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 06:54 PM

After measles outbreak, Negros Oriental health workers do house to house immunization Read more »

Multiple vaccines don't make kids prone to infection: study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 04 08:18 AM

Even though children are given far more vaccines than prior generations, the practice does not appear to weaken their immune systems or make them more prone to other infections, a US study said Tuesday.   Read more »

After Taguig measles outbreak, health chief reiterates importance of vaccines

Kori Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 05:48 PM

Duque urged Filipinos not to lose trust in vaccines despite the health scare caused by the suspended dengue immunization program of the government. Read more »