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ANTI-POLIO DRIVE. A very young girl in Navotas City gets her dose of anti-polio oral vaccine from a member of the Chikiting Ligtas 2024 teams that go on a house-to-house drive to make sure that all children in the city are inoculated.Navotas City has breached the 100-percent mark in its intensified polio vaccination program for children as spearheaded by the Department of Health .
Of this number, 661 children were 0-23 months old, while 15,401 were 24-59 months of age. These children were targeted for immunization after missing some doses or not receiving any doses in the past year.Mayor John Rey Tiangco encouraged parents and guardians to have their children vaccinated against the polio virus, which is a potentially debilitating disease that affects the spinal cord and muscles. It is especially dangerous for children five years old and below.
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