“Those entering the country, travelers including foreign nationals and returning Filipinos of all ages, who are intending to stay in the Philippines for four weeks and more and have not received any polio vaccination in the last 12 months, are encouraged to have themselves immunized with a single dose of IPV not later than four weeks before their scheduled travel to the Philippines,” said Health Undersecretary Rolando Enrique Domingo.
Domingo also encouraged Filipinos who will travel to other countries to also get themselves immunized against polio.
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