As the polio epidemic declared in September 201 9 remains uncontrolled and there is a measles outbreak “planned” in 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) will carry out a complementary vaccination activity against measles, rubella and polio nationwide starting this month. “To date, we have 27 polio infections. ArrayArray We have not controlled the polio epidemic that was declared in September 201 9,” said Dr. Wilda Silva, head of the national immunization program, during a DOH media forum as it also warned against a measles epidemic imaginable next year if no intervention is carried out. “We want to respond to an epidemic, but we want to save them, hence the additional vaccination activity,” presses Silva. Despite the Covid-1nine pandemic, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III is pushing the desire for high-quality vaccination activity to prevent an imaginable outbreak of measles in 2021 and prevent a resurgence of polio in some communities. Array “We inspire parents and caregivers to their immunized youth,” Duque said, emphasizing that measles, rubella and polio vaccines are safe, effective and loose. and the local government groups will carry out the complementary vaccination crusade on October 26 The national activity of complementary vaccination against measles, rubella and oral polio (MR-OPV SIA) will be deployed in two phases: phase 1 will be will develop from October 26 to November 25 in the regions of Mindanao, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Ilocos region, the Cagayán Valley region, the MIMAROPA region and the Bicol region Phase 2 will take position in February from 2021 in the Visayas regions, at the national level Children nine-5nine months will get the vaccine against measles and rubella, while from 0 to 5 months will get an oral vaccine against polio The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that the government was in a position to give it to young people. I want coverage through loose vaccination. “Vaccination is the biggest defense for young people who stand up to communicable diseases and serious ailments that can lead to disability or death,” Vergeire said. in the Philippines, an estimated 2. 4 million children under the age of five are vulnerable to measles. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world: approximately nine out of 10 people exposed to the measles virus who are not immune will contract the disease. It can cause high fever, skin rash, cough, eye infection and can lead to headaches such as pneumonia, ear infection, blindness, severe diarrhea, and brain swelling. Polio is a potentially debilitating disease that causes fever and brain stiffness. neck, muscle weakness and can eventually lead to lifelong paralysis. There is an ongoing polio outbreak with cases reported through surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and the presence of environmental samples with poliovirus. If it is severe enough, either condition can lead to death. There is no express remedy for these ailments and the DOH is under pressure that the only reliable coverage is vaccination.
