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Two dead, nearly 230 sickened in US measles outbreak: authorities

Washington, United States — A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States has killed two people and infected more than 200, prompting a top...

Vaccine critic RFK Jr. backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak

Washington, United States—US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, voiced support on Sunday for the measles jab, as an outbreak of...

Measles cases surge 20%, global study shows

Measles infections soared by a fifth last year to over 10 million cases globally, revealing alarming gaps in vaccine coverage, a study showed Thursday. Worldwide,...

Time out for vaccination

The Department of Health rolls out its intensive inoculation drive against HPV, measles, Rubella, tetanus and diphtheria. The campaign, dubbed ‘Bakuna Eskwela’ in Carmona...

Lawmaker eyes review of PH’s vax program

A lawmaker on Friday sought a review of the Philippines ‘vaccination program, saying he finds it "unacceptable" that the country still faces outbreaks of...

QC declares pertussis outbreak; 3 dead

The Department of Health on Thursday urged the public to catch up on their routine vaccinations as cases of pertussis and measles rise in...

DOH heightens vaxx campaign against measles, pertussis

The Department of Health (DOH) intends to vaccinate at least 90-percent of the high-risk population, especially among children aged six months to 10 years,...

Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year—a 79-percent...

DOH: Measles, rubella cases rising; Calabarzon tops list

A total of 450 measles and rubella cases were reported from January 1 to September 17, this year, and the Department of Health (DOH)...

WHO, Unicef warn of measles outbreak next year

Two United Nations agencies have warned of a possible measles outbreak in the Philippines next year on the back of low routine immunization rates,...

Protecting children’s lives through vaccines

When the five-month-old son of Marissa Santos had recovered from measles, more commonly known as “tigdas,” Santos thought that that would be her son’s...

DOH extends measles vaccination drive to March 7

With the Department of Health continuing to provide services and health programs to address the other health concerns of the nation outside the COVID-19...

Capital vaccinates 94% of kids for measles in record time

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has expressed his pride and gratitude after the city of Manila took the lead in the National Capital...

Anti-polio jab

A nurse of the Philippine Red Cross prepares to administer polio and measles vaccinations to children at the mobile clinic in R10, Barangay NorthBay...
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