HEALTH advocates urged the Department of Health (DoH) to expedite the procurement of flu vaccines following the declaration of mpox as a global health emergency and the rising cases of influenza-like illnesses.

Dr. Lulu Bravo, vaccine expert and executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, said the DoH had yet to fulfill its mandate to protect the elderly through the vaccine rollout.

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