DOH: 31,000 Filipino children, women, seniors receive vaccines

DOH: 31,000 Filipino children, women, seniors receive vaccines

Thousands of children, women and senior citizens in Calbayog, Samar are set to receive various vaccines as part of the Department of Health’s (DOH) efforts during World Immunization Week, which runs from April 24 to 30.

Rougeole, meningitis, yellow fever... Illnesses that can be prevented by vaccination are rising again, in a context of misinformation and cuts in international aid, alerted the UN and the Alliance of Vaccines (Gavi) on Wednesday. ...

The College of Nurses of Gipuzkoa (Coegi) has called for everyone to "stay vigilant" regarding vaccinations so as not to lose the ground gained against many diseases and has warned that everything we hear or read about vaccines "should be verified with scientific information."

The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children ' s Fund (UNICEF) and Gavi (Vaccination Alliance) have warned of the rise in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases around the world, such as measles, meningitis or yellow fever, a situation that has led to disinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and cuts in health financing.

Diseases that can be prevented through vaccination are on the rise, in a context of misinformation and cuts in international aid, alerted the United Nations and the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) on Wednesday.

The UN warns against this dynamic, in a context of misinformation and cuts in international aid. - Rougeole, meningitis, yellow fever... In the face of the decline in vaccination, these "avoidable" diseases are starting to rise (Health and well-being).