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Measles, polio vaccination drive affected by COVID-19 lockdown, fears of infection - DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 08:52 PM

The Philippines is still having difficulty reaching its target number of children for measles and polio vaccinations as some areas have been locked down due to the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Health said on Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 10, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 04:03 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Immunization for measles, polio in Batangas

Domcar Lagto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 03:12 PM

Health workers administer vaccine as part of the Department of Health’s Phase 2 Measles Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) in partnership with the local government of Cuenca, Batangas in Barangay San Felipe, Cuenca, Batangas on Wednesday. Read more »

PH to hold measles, polio mass vaccination in NCR, Regions 3, 4A, Visayas

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 04:29 PM

The Department of Health is gearing up for another round of mass immunization of children against measles and polio following the outbreaks in recent years.  Read more »

'End Polio Now'

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Updated as of Oct 24 03:12 PM

Members of the Department of Health and Rotary Club International gather in front of the Rizal Monument on Saturday for a campaign against polio dubbed as “End Polio Now" on World Polio Day.  Read more »

DOH assures public of vaccine supply vs measles, polio

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Posted at Oct 08 10:51 PM

The Philippine health department assured the public of enough supply of measles vaccines amid warnings of a possible outbreak next year.  Read more »

Lockdowns, dengue-vaccine scare stifle Philippines' battle vs polio reemergence

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 07:45 PM

The DOH is pushing hard to vaccinate tens of thousands of children for polio despite the coronavirus pandemic, which slowed down the government's immunization program during the early months of the community lockdowns.   Read more »

Study hints old vaccines may stop coronavirus; scientists skeptical

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 30 11:39 AM

Now a study suggests that people who have received certain routine vaccines in the recent past — including childhood vaccinations like measles-mumps-rubella and polio, as well as adult flu vaccines — have lower coronavirus infection rates than those not recently vaccinated.   Read more »

Red Cross to launch polio vaccine drive in parts of Luzon next month

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Posted at Jul 26 02:30 PM

The Philippine Red Cross will launch next month its polio vaccine drive in Central Luzon and parts of Calabarzon, an official said Sunday. Read more »

Higit 634,000 bata sa Mindanao, nabakunahan kontra polio: DOH

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Posted at Jul 21 11:05 PM

Sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic, nakatuon pa din ang Department of Health, World Health Organization at UNICEF sa polio outbreak sa Pilipinas na unang inanunsyo noong September 2019. Read more »

Malawakang pagbabakuna vs polio umarangkada sa Mindanao

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Posted at Jul 20 02:34 PM

Muling umarangkada ngayong Lunes ang malawakang pagbabakuna kontra polio sa Mindanao matapos maantala bunsod ng coronavirus disease 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

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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 »

TIPS: Doktora may paalala sa mga nagbabalak magpabakuna vs polio

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Posted at Nov 23 10:26 PM

Ayon kay Dr. Corazon Flores ng Metro Manila Center for Health Development, may mga dapat alalahanin bago magpabakuna kontra polio.    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 »

Polio vaccination requirement for Pinoy travelers ‘not a cause of concern’: Duque

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 11:36 PM

The rising number of countries requiring polio vaccination certificates from some Filipino travelers should “not be a cause of concern,” Health Sec. Francisco Duque III said Tuesday. Read more »

5-hour long process? How Filipino travelers can get polio vaccine certificate

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 08:31 PM

Michael Sherwin Evangelista, a medical officer at the BOQ, said ICVs are only issued at the BOQ office in Manila and the bureau’s regional offices, such as in Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga City, among others. Read more »

DOH confirms 4th polio case in Mindanao

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Updated as of Nov 06 09:07 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Tuesday another polio case, the fourth since its re-emergence in the Philippines. Read more »

Morocco clarifies vaccine requirement for Filipinos yet to be implemented

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 06:58 PM

Filipinos traveling to Morocco are not yet required to present an immunization certificate to prove that they have received the polio vaccine, its embassy in the Philippines told ABS-CBN News on Monday.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Libreng oral polio vaccine, kailangan pa rin ba kahit may injection na ang bata?

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Posted at Oct 24 06:52 PM

Patuloy ang kampanya ng gobyerno para labanan ang polio, na muling naiulat dito sa bansa matapos ang halos 2 dekada ng pagiging polio-free. Read more »