Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday urged parents to have their babies immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, rubella, and polio, under the Chikiting Ligtas program.
To further ramp up the immunization activity, she instructed the health workers to strategically put up temporary vaccination posts in markets and covered courts.
She said there is a need to conduct house-to-house inoculation activities for children in the most remote corners of the communities.
“Vaccine is the most effective and efficient way to protect our children. That is why our health workers would go around even in small alleys and inner streets to ensure that children are protected vaccine-preventable diseases,” the mayor cited.
The city government aims to vaccinate 230,347 children ages five years and below (0 to 59 months) with the measles vaccine, and 270,977 kids (0 to 59 months) with the oral polio vaccine this month.
