The Department of Health (DOH) is targeting 95% coverage in the nationwide supplemental immunization campaign to vaccinate children against measles, polio, and rubella.
The Department of Health is targeting 95% coverage in the nationwide supplemental immunization campaign to vaccinate children against measles, polio, and rubella.
"Ngayon ‘pag hindi natin na-achive yung herd immunity at 95%, the possibility of outbreaks would always be there. Kasi itong mga hindi nababakunahan, they become the pull of susceptibles, sila ‘yung vulnerable na magkakasakit sila, at madali nilang maipanghahawa sa mga hindi pa rin bakunado," added Vergeire.
"Based on our analysis, in the past five years, 1 out of 3 children do not get their measles vaccine, kasi ang ating range lang ng ating accomplishment for the measles and rubella vaccine is 58 to 73 percent. So, marami parin sa ating mga kabataan ang hindi pa rin nakakatanggap ng kanilang bakuna, so having said that yung posibilidad na magkaroon ng outbreak, ay laging nandyan," she said.
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