MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – “It is not enough for the government to say that vaccines are free.” Rep. Girlie Veloso of the Malasakit at Bayanihan Partylist said the government must also address concerns and misinformation about the…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Health Office has reached 37 percent measles-rubella vaccination coverage based on its actual master list of 21,849 children. The office continues its measles-rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR SIA), aiming to…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Health Department has observed a low turnout during the first week of its measles-rubella supplemental immunization activity. Since August 10, the City Health Department has intensified its measles-rubella supplemental immunization,…
City Hall has appealed to Cebuano parents to get their children vaccinated following a sluggish start to its immunization campaign, which registered 486 refusals and reached only 9,000 of its 90,000 target children in its first…
Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has urged parents to have their children vaccinated against measles and rubella as a supplemental immunization campaign continues across the country. …
At least 95 percent of eligible children are being targeted for vaccination as the Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas Center for Health Development launched a region-wide drive against measles and rubella on Monday, August 10.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Parents in Central Visayas are encouraged to bring their children to health centers for routine vaccination and are warned that low vaccination coverage increases the chance that children might contract measles and polio.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has recorded a total of 36 cases of pertussis for the first quarter of 2024, according to the head of the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD). Dr. Daisy Villa, head…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas urges the public to be vaccinated with bivalent COVID-19 vaccines. Bivalent vaccines target specific variants of COVID-19, like the more transmissible Omicron, and can serves as a first, second,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) immunized about 520,000 children ages nine to 59 months old against measles as of June 1, 2023, under its “Chikiting Ligtas 2023” catch-up immunization…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City has already vaccinated over 50 percent of its target number of kids against measles, rubella, and polio. Mandaue City Health Office (CHO) Medical Officer III Dr. Debra Maria Catulong said…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Central Visayas vowed to work double time to achieve their target of inoculating 95 percent of the children here against measles. The country kicked off the Chikiting Ligtas 2023, the…
