Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 07:40:08 +0000
Senator Richard Gordon said on Sunday that the public should not “politicize” the Dengvaxia issue amid calls of resignation against Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:33:50 +0000
Despite the measles outbreak in Metro Manila and other regions, Malacañang said it is not keen on employing mandatory vaccination for infants
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:11:50 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday appealed to parents to have their children immunized against measles and assured that the vaccine is safe as it has been tested time and time again.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:14:05 +0000
Senator Nancy Binay urged the DOH to beef up its efforts in combating “what threatens to be a full-blown epidemic if left unchecked.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 04:49:43 +0000
After declaring a measles outbreak in Metro Manila, the DOH said it was “expanding” the declaration to other regions in Luzon and the Visayas.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:28:44 +0000
The continuing distrust in vaccines has resulted in a whopping 374-percent increase in the number of measles and rubella cases in the country over the last 11 months.
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