Catch-up immunization for kids in NCR set from May 30 to June 10

Children show their vaccination cards after getting inoculated against COVID-19 at the Marikina Sports Center on April 21, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — A massive vaccination campaign for children who have missed or have yet to receive life-saving jabs against diseases such as polio and measles will be conducted in Metro Manila, the Philippine Medical Association said Friday.

This catch-up immunization drive in the capital region will be held from May 30 to June 10, PMA president Benito Atienza said.

“‘Yung dapat bakunahan dito ‘yung mga zero to five years old nan a-miss nila ‘yung bakuna gawa nga ng Covid, ‘yung mga bagong anak na hindi nabigyan ng bakuna during Covid ay two to three years old na ‘yan. Kaya dapat silang mabakunahan,” he said.

(Those who should get vaccinated are children aged zero to five who failed to get their vaccines because of the pandemic. Babies who had not been immunized because of the health crisis are now two to three years old. That’s why they need to receive shots.)

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