Anti-polio campaign launched in Cavite

By Dennis Abrina

Jan 30, 2021 12:01 am

GEN. TRIAS CITY, Cavite: Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd on Friday led the nationwide launching of the Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR OPV SIA) Phase 2 campaign at the newly constructed City Health Center in Barangay Pinagtipunan here.The one-month, second phase vaccination program will commence on Feb. 1, 2021 and end on Feb. 28, 2021,targeting around 380,067 children, aged 0-59 months.

EASY DOES IT Gen. Trias City Mayor Antonio Ferrer administers the oral polio vaccine to one-yearold Stephanie Marie Solis of Barangay Pinagtipunan, General Trias City, Cavite while Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd looks on during the nationwide launching of Measles-Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Phase 2 at Barangay Pinagtipunanon on Jan. 29, 2021. PHOTO BY DENNIS ABRINA

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