Catch-up polio shots for children pushed

By Kaithreen Cruz

Oct 25, 2021 12:10 am

IN line with World Polio Day on Sunday, the Department of Health (DoH), with partners World Health Organization (WHO), Unicef, and Rotary International, encouraged parents to vaccinate their children 0against preventable diseases, especially polio.

Polio is a highly infectious, crippling, and sometimes fatal disease, and children under the age of five are the most vulnerable to the disease.

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