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Calabarzon nears 50% of measles vax target

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite: The Department of Health (DoH)-Center for Health Development Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) announced that a total of 676,296 (49.72 percent ) children ages 9-59 months have already received vaccines against measles rubella, based on an unofficial quick count data, as of May 17, 2023.

Laguna recorded the highest accomplishment with 156,089 (57.14 percent), followed by Batangas with 122,820 (50.77 percent), Rizal 144,755 (49.81 percent), Quezon 86,599 (49.39 percent), Cavite 154,706 (43.81 percent) and Lucena, Quezon, 11,327 (43.73 percent).