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Mga nagpapabakuna kontra polio sa Bureau of Quarantine dumami

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 08:10 PM

Dumami ang bilang ng mga taong pupunta sa ibang bansa at nagtutungo sa Bureau of Quarantine para makakuha ng sertipikong nagpapatunay na sila ay nabakunahan ng kontra polio. 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 »

Samoa makes measles vaccine mandatory to stop deadly outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 03:42 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Samoa finalized plans for a compulsory measles vaccination program Monday, after declaring a state of emergency as a deadly epidemic sweeps the Pacific nation. Read more »

Polio vaccine free at quarantine bureau, but certificates fetch fee

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 08:00 AM

Travelers from the Philippines who are required to get polio vaccination certificates by at least 9 countries can get immunized for free by the government, but have to pay P300 for the document, the Bureau of Quarantine said Wednesday. 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 »

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 »

Lahat ng batang edad 5 pababa sa QC nabakunahan na kontra polio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 06:38 PM

Nabakunahan na kontra polio ang lahat ng batang edad 5 pababa sa Quezon City.  Read more »

DOH asks parents anew: Vaccinate kids vs polio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 08:06 PM

A day after the commemoration of World Polio Day, the Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its appeal to parents to have their children vaccinated against the debilitating disease. 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 »

Mass vaccination kontra polio umaandar na sa iba't ibang panig ng bansa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 09:20 PM

Dumagsa ang mga magulang sa pamamahagi ng libreng bakuna kontra polio ng mga lokal na pamahalaan at Department of Health sa iba't ibang panig ng bansa. Read more »

Philippines begins mass vaccinations after polio returns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 05:25 PM

Parents lined up from sunrise holding sleeping infants as the Philippines launched a campaign on Monday to vaccinate millions of children against polio, which has re-emerged nearly two decades after the nation's last cases. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang karaniwang tanong tungkol sa pagpapabakuna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 11:57 AM

Sinagot ng isang pediatrician ang ilang tanong tungkol sa pagpapabakuna at ang mga dapat asahan dito. Read more »

‘Herd mentality’ for herd immunity

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:49 PM

Filipinos should now work together to bring back the immunization rates to 95% in order to attain "herd immunity." There is no other way.  Read more »

Oras ng pagbibigay ng bakuna vs polio balak palawigin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 07:38 PM

Bunsod ng mababang vaccine coverage ng polio sa Maynila noong Agosto, binabalak ng Department of Health na dagdagan ang oras at araw ng pagbibigay nila ng bakuna laban sa sakit. Read more »

11 percent of moms in Manila refused polio vaccines for kids: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 10:33 AM

MANILA - "A lot" of mothers are refusing to vaccinate their children, a health official warned Tuesday, with about 11 percent of moms in Manila refusing to participate in an immunization campaign against polio last month. Read more »

No diphtheria outbreak, but deaths ‘unacceptable’ – DOH official

Ana Maria Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Sep 27 01:37 PM

From January 1 to Sept. 7 this year, the DOH monitored 167 cases of diphtheria nationwide, 40 of which led to deaths.    Read more »

Full mobilization: DOH seeks aid from other agencies to stamp out polio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:49 AM

The Department of Health said Friday it was seeking the assistance of other agencies for an immunization drive against polio, after the Philippines recently recorded its first cases of the crippling disease in 2 decades. Read more »