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DOH: 5 million flu vaccines for elderly due August

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Five million doses of flu vaccines for the country’s senior citizens will be made available next month, the Department of Health said.

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 —

He stressed the importance of the elderly getting vaccinated early, starting April up to July, to prepare for the peak of influenza, which is August to December and early January next year. “Only 8.81 percent of adults aged 60 and older in the Philippines were vaccinated against influenza in 2022,” he said.

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