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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 »

The flu vaccine: A high-stakes gamble

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 02:46 PM

It is a high-stakes gamble with thousands of human lives on the line. Read more »

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

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 08:41 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 »

FDA: Sanofi knew of Dengvaxia risks in 2015

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 10:36 PM

Vaccine maker Sanofi knew as early as December 2015 that Dengvaxia should not have been given to patients who have not had dengue fever, the head of the Philippine Food and Drug Administration said Monday.  Read more »

OPINION: 4 vaccines for all occasions

Alan Robles — Hot Manila
Updated as of Jan 08 04:56 PM

Does the new year find you depressed? Feeling unhealthy? Perhaps what you need is a vaccine shot. Read more »

DOH probes death of 2 infants in Cebu as parents blame vaccine

Annie Fe Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 02:05 AM

The Department of Health in Central Visayas is investigating the case of two infants who died allegedly after receiving immunization shots in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu last week.   Read more »

DOH wants Japanese encephalitis vaccine in list of mandated medicines

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:00 PM

The Department of Health wants to add the vaccine for the deadly Japanese encephalitis disease to the list of publicly mandated and available vaccines next year, the DOH said Sunday. Read more »

Ex-DOH chief defends P3.5-B dengue vaccine procurement

Carolyn Bonquin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 04:20 PM

Former Health Secretary Janette Garin defended the exemption they sought from the Formulary Executive Council for the procurement of P3.5 billion worth of dengue vaccines. Read more »

Some Malaysians' rejection of vaccines fans fears of disease surge

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 06:00 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - More children are falling victim to contagious diseases in Muslim-majority Malaysia, worrying health authorities as parents reject immunization programs for fear the vaccines used infringe strict religious rules. Read more »

Brazil expects to develop Zika vaccine in a year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:32 AM

Brazil is expecting to develop a Zika vaccine quicker than originally expected. Read more »

Dengue vaccine arrives in PH

Kori Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:45 PM

The first shipment of dengue vaccines has arrived in the Philippines, and will be immediately available in the private market. Read more »

Dengue vaccines, dumating na sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 10:34 PM

Gagamitin ito para sa libreng bakuna sa mga mag-aaral ngayong Abril. Read more »

Indian bio-technology firm works on two possible Zika vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 02:27 PM

An Indian bio-technology firm is working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus.  Read more »

1-M bata, target mabigyan ng libreng bakuna vs dengue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 11:28 PM

Target nilang bakunahan ang mga bata sa public schools. Read more »

DOH eyes sin taxes to buy dengue vaccines

Aaron Lozada, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 02:38 AM

Health Secretary Janette Garin said Wednesday that the Department of Health is looking at using savings from the sin tax incremental revenues for the purchase of dengue vaccines. Read more »

Girl hospitalized after receiving DOH vaccines?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 08:00 PM

A 12-year-old girl is now battling a serious illness at a hospital a week after she received vaccines from the Department of Health (DOH), according to her parents. Read more »