Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv MANILA - The Philippine Red Cross will launch next month its polio vaccine drive in Central Luzon and parts of Calabarzon, an official said Sunday.
Included in the vaccine campaign are the provinces of Cavite, Laguna and Rizal where cases of polio were recorded following its resurgence in the country, said Mark Abrigo, manager of the PRC Health Service Unit.
"Bumaba po ang antas ng pagbabakuna sa Pilipinas. Kaya, yung mga bata, 'pag nakuha nila ang polio, sila ay may tsansa na maparalisa ang kanilang mga paa at hindi na sila makakalakad. Ito po ay panghabangbuhay," Abrigo told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo. The United Nations Children's Fund earlier said childhood immunization coverage in the country has been "declining sharply in recent years from 87 percent in 2014 to 68 percent in 2019", exposing children to diseases that can be prevented by vaccinations, such as measles and polio.
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