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ONLY less than 50 percent of the 13,000 target students in Mandaue City have received their immunization shots, weeks before the scheduled end of the vaccination period. The vaccination program, Bakuna-Eskwela, was launched on Oct. 7, 2024, aiming to immunize 5,813 Grade 7 students and 5,378 Grade 1 students with Measles-Rubella and Tetanus-Diphtheria vaccines, while 2,733 female students from Grade 4 are also set to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine.
Catulong said the school-based immunization campaign had been suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic due to mobility restrictions, leading to delays and backlogs in the government’s vaccination efforts. She said this resumption aims to address the missed opportunities for immunization over the past few years.Catulong appealed to parents and guardians to support the program to safeguard the students’ health and reduce their vulnerability to preventable diseases.
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