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Health workers in Lamitan City and nearby towns in Basilan had administered anti-measles vaccine to hundreds of Muslim and Christian children since April 2, 2024.
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DOH is close to achieving the 1.3 million target vaccinees under the MORI program in BARMM
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Albert Domingo, DOH spokesman said the DOH is close to achieving the 1.3 million target vaccinees under the MORI program, which started on April 1.
The targets of the vaccination campaign are children up to 10m years old.
The massive vaccination drive is in response to the measles outbreak declared in BARMM after 48 percent of the cases nationwide were recorded in the region, the Philstar report said.
“If you have a child, please bring them to the nearest government health facility wherein vaccine against measles is given for free. Let’s have them vaccinated and protected,” Domingo said, as quoted by Philstar.
He said the DOH is also monitoring the measles situation in Central Luzon.
“Some eight percent of the total measles cases nationwide were reported in Region 3,” Domingo said. ”We are looking at the cases in Central Luzon for the reason that there is a high population in the region.”
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