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The Quezon City government has procured some P13 million worth of vaccines and antibiotics for the treatment of pertussis cases, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Tuesday.
The vaccines will be given to children 6 weeks old and up who have yet to receive a vaccine for pertussis. Aside from pertussis, Belmonte said the 6-in-1 vaccine provides children with protection against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, haemophilus influenzae, and hepatitis B. Azithromycin and Clarithromycin are antibiotics prescribed for pertussis-positive patients.
As of April 5, the Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division reported 41 pertussis cases in Quezon City, including 6 deaths.
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