98 percent of kids aged 6 months to 5 years already immunized against measles – DOH

This was disclosed by DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III, who said, in an interview on CNN Philippines, that measles vaccination among the first cohort, or children with the age bracket of six months to 59 months, or around five years old, has reached 98 percent in just about five months.

Citing results from a survey conducted by the Philippines Survey and Research Center last May, Duque said 91 percent of respondents agreed that vaccines were important and of quality, and 89 percent said vaccines were safe. In 2018, Duque said only 30 percent of the population in the first cohort availed of the DOH’s free measles vaccination program.

The health department continues to conduct supplemental immunization activity alongside outbreak response immunization in different parts of Metro Manila such as Taguig, Manila, Quezon City, and Pasig.

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