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(Photo courtesy of Department of Health) MANILA - A total of 88,405 infants who are 0 to 23 months old have been vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in April, a health official said Monday. The infants from 36 areas nationwide got vaccinated last April 28 to 29, during the Chikiting Bakunation Days, an annual vaccination drive that aims to reach at least one million children who have missed out and are yet to receive any routine vaccine on World Immunization Week. "Nakapagturok po tayo ng first, second and third doses ng penta vaccine gayundin po ng PCV [pneumococcal co...

Apart from healthy and nutritious food, and exercise, vaccines also play an important role in nurturing long life

Philippines launches vaccine drive for kids against non-Covid diseases Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, polio campaigns around the world halted for months, resulting in increased cases of polio and international spread of the disease.

The intense focus on Covid means worrying immunisation gaps have emerged in diptheria, polio and measles, says health journalist Gary Finnegan