In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Health (DOH) has intensified its “Ligtas Tigdas” vaccination campaign to protect children from the threats of measles and rubella.
According to Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, the DOH has immunized more than a million children in Mindanao in the first week of the vaccination drive.
“Layunin ng DOH na ilayo ang mga bata sa pahamak na dala ng tigdas at tigdas hangin lalo pa’t maaari itong maging sanhi ng pagkakaospital at kamatayan kung hindi maagapan,” Castro said in a Palace press briefing on Wednesday.
Castro said the vaccination of children six to 59 months old will continue this week in order to reach the target of 1.7 million administered vaccines.
The Palace official advised parents to consult health workers in their respective barangays to know the vaccination schedule for measles and rubella.
“Dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas ang bawat buhay ay mahalaga,” the Palace Press Officer added.
The DOH has urged parents in Mindanao to have their children vaccinated under the ongoing “Ligtas Tigdas” supplemental immunization activity in the region.
The initiative aims to protect children under five years old, as young as six months old, against measles and rubella, both highly contagious viral infections that can be prevented through vaccination.
