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IMMUNIZATION IS BEST PROTECTION VS MEASLES – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara is urging parents to have their children immunized against measles at any government health center, saying immunization is the best protection against the highly contagious disease that has so far affected more than 130 people in Pampanga, including three who have died due to complications. Pampanga has recorded the second highest number […]

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INTERAGENCY EFFORT NEEDED TO COMBAT MEASLES – PIMENTEL

“Let’s stop the blame game and vaccine fearmongering. What we urgently need now is close cooperation between the DOH, DSWD, DILG and even the DepEd in stemming the measles outbreak.” This was the statement made by Senator Koko Pimentel III as he called on various government agencies to coordinate with one another to ensure that […]

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STOP OUTBREAK, GIVE CHILDREN VACCINE VS MEASLES – GORDON

With the measles outbreak spreading to Luzon, Central and Eastern Visayas, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, called on parents to have their children vaccinated to stem the spread of the outbreak. “Sa mga magulang, wag natin isawalang-bahala ang kalusugan ng ating mga anak. Pabakunahan na natin sila bago pa lumalaganap ng […]