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Amid the extremely high temperatures being recorded across the country, the Department of Health (DOH) called on all local health centers and rural health units to make sure that their respective cold chain storage for vaccines are properly maintained.

House Committee on Health Vice Chairperson and  BHW Partylist Representative Angelica Natasha Co vowed to prioritize the expansion of the School-Based Immunization Program (SBI) for human papillomavirus (HPV) in both public and private schools to protect female learners from cervical cancer.  “We’re looking into policies in the National Immunization Program…

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez release a joint public advisory, urging the public to take precautions and follow basic health protocols

SEVERAL health experts in Central Visayas attribute the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as “whooping cough,” to the low child immunization rate due to parental hesitancy towards vaccination.

Protect your children from pertussis or whooping cough by getting them vaccinated. The Provincial Health Office in Negros Occidental urges parents to take preventive measures against this highly contagious respiratory disease. Learn more about the increasing pertussis cases and how to protect your family.

The Ministry of Health brought together ANVISA and infectious disease specialists to reaffirm the safety of the dengue vaccine Hey Ministry of Health

In support of Misamis Oriental's immunization programs, the Department of Science and Technology provided free temperature calibration services to the Rural

Health authorities in Brazil started Friday vaccinating children against dengue in six out the the ten State capitals chosen to start the South American Countrys immunization program for which 712,000 doses were made available. The distribution of dengue vaccines to 315 municipalities began on February 8.

Brazils Health Minister Nísia Trindade Tuesday called on the population of South Americas largest country to avoid the proliferation of breeding sites for the mosquito that transmits dengue fever as the number of cases of the malady is surging nationwide, Agencia Brasil reported.

The Workers Party government is continuing and deepening the “herd immunity” policy initiated by fascistic ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, normalizing continuous waves of mass infection, debilitation and death.