At least 1 million children in Manila aged 6 to 59 months will be given anti-measles vaccines starting February 16, Saturday, to prevent the number of possible victims of the dreaded disease from rising, according to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC).
A mother talks to a nurse at the Philippine Red Cross Measles Care Unit at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on Thursday, February 14, 2019. PHOTO BY DANTE DENNIS DIOSINA JR.