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Daluyan ng tubig sa Calamba, positibo sa poliovirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 03:41 AM

Positibo sa polio virus ang daluyan ng tubig na pumapagitna sa Barangay Bucal at Barangay Halang, Calamba City, Laguna batay sa resulta ng isinagawang pagsusuri ng mga awtoridad na inilabas nitong Martes ng gabi. Read more »

Awit para sa frontliners nilikha ng isang musikerong may polio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 08:33 PM

Isang awit ang inialay ng 67 taong gulang na musician para suportahan at palakasin ang loob ng mga frontliner. Read more »

‘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 »

2 million Filipino children may miss out on vaccinations amid pandemic: UNICEF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 08:30 PM

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thursday that 2 million Filipino children may miss out on vaccinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted authorities to implement lockdowns in various parts of the Philippines. 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: Local polio cases rise to 17, as 1-year-old boy confirmed with virus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 05:52 PM

The DOH added that samples collected from the Butuanon River in Cebu tested positive for the poliovirus. Read more »

Malawakang bakuna vs polio muling isasagawa sa Metro Manila, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 07:49 PM

Pumalo nitong nagdaang linggo sa 16 ang bilang ng mga may polio sa bansa, kabilang ang pinakaunang kaso sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Batang lalaki sa QC, unang kaso ng polio sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:30 AM

Kumpleto sa bakuna ang batang taga-Quezon City na unang kaso ng polio dito sa Metro Manila. 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 »

Pakistan says Facebook to help in fight against polio

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 03:04 AM

Pakistan says Facebook will help the country in its fight against polio after authorities blamed anti-vaccine content posted last year on the social network site for a leap in the number of cases. Read more »

What the public needs to know, as polio resurfaces in the Philippines

Niña Corpuz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:48 AM

A November 2019 report from the UNICEF-WHO Philippines attributed the outbreak to persistently low routine immunization coverage, and poor sanitation and hygiene.  Read more »

Bilang ng mga kaso ng polio sa Pilipinas umakyat sa 16: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 06:02 PM

Umakyat na sa 16 ang bilang ng mga kaso ng polio sa bansa mula nang magdeklara ng outbreak noong Setyembre ng nakaraang taon, sabi ngayong Huwebes ng Department of Health. Read more »

PH polio cases climb to 16, including first in Metro Manila: DOH

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 04:00 PM

Metro Manila recorded its first polio case as the total number of patients in the country rose to 16 since an outbreak was declared last September, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. 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 »

The year that was: Reminisce 2019 in under 4 minutes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 02:38 PM

Earthquakes, victories, miracles, and more made up 2019. Watch and remember the year that was in under 4 minutes.  Read more »

Malawakang pagbabakuna vs polio sa Mindanao pinalawig nang isang linggo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 09:53 PM

Pinalawig ng Department of Health nang isang linggo ang malawakang pagbabakuna kontra polio nito sa ilang piling lugar sa Mindanao. Read more »

Malaysia reports first polio case in 27 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 08:46 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island. Read more »

24 samples collected from Manila test positive for polio virus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 06:58 PM

Health officials have detected the presence of the polio virus in more than two dozen areas in the city of Manila alone. Read more »