Ejercito slams tarp making fun of measles outbreak: ‘It’s heartless and reckless’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:12:12 +0000

Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday slammed a poster making fun of the measles outbreak, saying it is “heartless and reckless.”

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Duque: Measles outbreak checked in 3 months

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:14:30 +0000

Health Secaretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said it may take another three months for the measles outbreak to be put under control with the help of various government agencies.

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PAO team rallies behind chief, says ‘Acosta’s conscience is clear’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:42:33 +0000

Lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office on Wednesday insisted that PAO chief Persida Acosta’s “conscience is clear.”

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No need for state of calamity over measles outbreak – Gordon

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:24:00 +0000

No need for state of calamity over measles outbreak - Gordon

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Richard Gordon warned against declaring state of calamity due to measles outbreak as this gives local government units (LGUs) access to calamity funds. 

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More parents having their kids vaccinated for measles – Duque

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:34:08 +0000

More parents having their kids vaccinated for measles – Duque

While the measles outbreak has yet to be controlled, the Department of Health (DOH) is slowly regaining the trust of parents who are having their children vaccinated for the preventable disease.

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70 dead in measles outbreak

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:19:23 +0000

At least 70 people had died in the measles outbreak and cases continue to rise, the Department of Health said on Monday. From January 1 to February 9, 2019, the…READ

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Vaccine sites in churches, food chains eyed

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:30:22 +0000

Vaccine sites in churches, food chains eyed

SAN PEDRO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon) is putting up measles vaccination stations in churches and fast food restaurants to help stop the spread of the disease, which has killed at least 50 people.

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Vaccine sites in churches, food chains eyed

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:30:22 +0000

Vaccine sites in churches, food chains eyed

SAN PEDRO CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon) is putting up measles vaccination stations in churches and fast food restaurants to help stop the spread of the disease, which has killed at least 50 people.

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DOH pushes for compulsory vaccine shots; Malacañang shoots it down

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:36:39 +0000

DOH pushes for compulsory vaccine shots; Malacañang shoots it down

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday pushed for mandatory immunization of children in the wake of a measles outbreak

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Measles outbreaks in 4 more regions

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 21:32:30 +0000

Measles outbreaks in 4 more regions

The Department of Health (DOH) declared measles outbreaks in four more regions—Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western and Eastern Visayas

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