IN line with World Polio Day on Sunday, the Department of Health (DoH), with partners World Health Organization (WHO), Unicef, and Rotary International, encouraged parents to vaccinate their children 0against preventable diseases, especially polio. Last October 13, the DoH launched the catch-up immunization campaign in Metro Manila to vaccinate children under two years old who missed their polio jabs. In June, the country announced the end of the polio outbreak following the 18-month outbreak response to vaccinate over 11 million children — many of whom received polio drops during the Covid-19 pandemic. "In the Philippines, children under one year old receive their primary doses of the polio vaccines during routine immunization — three doses of polio drops and one dose of inactivated polio vaccine. This month, the DoH has launched the 'Catch-up Routine Immunization' to ensure delivery of National Immunization Program services to children," he said.

Source: Manila Times October 24, 2021 16:33 UTC