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(Eagle News) — The World Health Organization said that a “record number of people” were also affected by measles even in Europe last year, even as it noted increased vaccination of children that year. In a report, WHO is urging European countries to address the “immunization gaps” by targeted interventions as it noted that measles killed 72 children and adults in the European Region last year, and the virus infected more than 82,000 people in […]
Thumbs down, however, mandatory vaccination (Eagle News)—The Palace has directed the Department of Health to intensify its information drive on the government’s vaccination programs following the measles outbreak in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, however, shot down proposals to make vaccination mandatory for children. According to Nograles, intensifying the information drive was in accordance with Section 4 of Republic Act (RA) 10152, or the Mandatory […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros called on Public Attorneys Office chief Persida Acosta to resign, following the measles outbreak in several parts of the country which some blamed on the hype made by the lawyer of the Dengvaxia controversy. “(Her) lies have slain children…. Her lies and hysterics contributed directly to the erosion of public trust in our vaccination programs. And because of this, 55 children have lost their lives to measles, and an outbreak now […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a “vigorous campaign to promote the complete immunization of children,” the Palace said on Thursday, Feb. 7. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President gave the order during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Duterte’s order came on the day the Department of Health declared a measles outbreak in Metro Manila. A day later, the DOH expanded its declaration to other areas–Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has expanded the areas covered by its measles outbreak declaration on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Apart from Metro Manila, the declaration now covers Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Bicol Region. “We are expanding the outbreak (declaration) as cases have increased in the past weeks…,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 7. According to the DOH, from Jan. 1 to […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, Feb. 6, declared an outbreak of measles in Metro Manila. In a television interview, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said it was Health Secretary Francisco Duque III who made the declaration this afternoon, after seeing the number of suspected cases in the National Capital Region. As of Feb. 2, Domingo said there were 861 suspected measles cases in the NCR, a number that was “quite high.” He […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng malawakang immunization ang Department of Health (DOH) sa gitna ng dumaraming kaso ng tigdas. Layunin ng nasabing hakbang na maprotektahan ang mga komunidad laban sa tigdas. Tatagal ng isang taon ang massive immunization sa buong bansa, sa lahat ng mga bata at sa mga lugar na may naitalang kaso ng tigdas na isang supplementary immunization activity bilang proteksyon laban sa naturang sakit. Paliwanag pa ng opisyal, sa kabila ng pagkabahala […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans on Thursday (January 29) to get vaccinated for measles amid an outbreak that began at Disneyland in December, saying that 2014 saw the highest number of cases in two decades. So far more than 90 people have been diagnosed with measles in California and elsewhere, most of them linked to an outbreak that public health officials suspect began when an infected person from outside the […]
President Aquino leads the mass immunization campaign against measles and polio.
