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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 »

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 »

'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 »

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 »

Nars at komadronang galing sa polio vaccination, tinambangan sa Agusan del Norte

Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 10:31 PM

KITCHARAO, Agusan del Norte - Tinambangan ng mga hinihinalang miyembro ng New People's Army (NPA) ang dalawang medical staff na galing sa isang polio vaccination sa Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte nitong Huwebes. Read more »

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 »