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Over 3 million kids vaxxed in first week of 'Chikiting Ligtas' - DOH

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Department of Health’s “Chikiting Ligtas 2023” campaign at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on April 27, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/05/09/20230427-doh-childhood-diseas-vaccination-jv3043.jpg"/><figcaption>The Department of Health’s “Chikiting Ligtas 2023” campaign at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on April 27, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Health has vaccinated more than 3 million children against measles, rubella and polio during the first week of its &quot;Chikiting Ligtas 2023&quot; campaign.</p><p>The agency launched this month a nationwide supplemental immunization campaign to inoculate the youth against vaccine-preventable diseases.</p><p>In a press briefing Tuesday, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said some 2.3 million were vaccinated against measles and rubella or 24.2 percent of the total eligible population.</p><p>Meanwhile, more than 829,000 children received the polio vaccine or 27.49 percent of the total eligible population, she added.</p><p>Additionally, the agency has distributed vitamin A supplementation to 385,000 families.</p><p>Vergeire urged parents to join the catch-up routine immunization, which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;This is the only way that we can prevent further infections and outbreaks among our children all over the country,&quot; she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/04/25/23/confidence-in-childhood-jabs-fell-25-pct-in-ph-unicef">Confidence in childhood vaccines fell 25 pct in Philippines during pandemic - UNICEF</a></li></ul><p>Based on the UNICEF&#x27;s latest global report, some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021.</p><p>Of the 67 million children whose vaccinations were &quot;severely disrupted,&quot; 48 million missed out on routine vaccines entirely, also known as &quot;zero-dose,&quot; UNICEF said, flagging concerns about potential polio and measles outbreaks.</p><p>The Philippines has 1,048,000 zero dose children, the second highest in East Asia and the Pacific Region, and the fifth highest globally.</p><p>The top 5 regions with most zero-dose children include Calabarzon (146,160), Central Luzon (99,541), Western Visayas (96,774), Bicol (80,905) and the Bangsamoro (75,671).</p><p>Partial 2022 data showed coverage for Fully Immunized Child (FIC) and Measles Containing Vaccine 1 (MCV1) were at 57.35 percent and 68.94 percent, respectively. Some 95 percent is required to reach herd immunity.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2609769" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div style="text-align:center"><em><strong>Courtesy of DOH</strong></em></div>

The DOH has vaccinated more than 3 million children against measles, rubella and polio during the first week of its 'Chikiting Ligtas 2023' campaign.