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DOH urged to purchase 5 million flu vaccines

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As influenza cases are expected to increase next month, the Department of Health should speed up the purchase of five million doses of flu vaccines for senior citizens, according to infectious disease expert Rontgene Solante.

Parents avail of the pentavalent vaccine for their children and attend a small seminar on pertussis at a health center in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City on March 22, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — As influenza cases are expected to increase next month, the Department of Health should speed up the purchase of five million doses of flu vaccines for senior citizens, according to infectious disease expert Rontgene Solante.

“Only 8.81 percent of adults aged 60 and older in the Philippines were vaccinated against influenza in 2022,” he said. Malaysia has opposed the Philippine submission to a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental... The signing of a Reciprocal Access Agreement between the Philippines and Japan could be a milestone that can convince other...

 

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