{"id":271251,"date":"2020-10-08T08:18:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=271251"},"modified":"2020-10-08T08:18:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:18:40","slug":"get-your-kids-vaccinated-for-measles-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/08\/get-your-kids-vaccinated-for-measles-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Get your kids vaccinated for measles: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque said failing to get their children vaccinated could put their health at great risk. (Pixabay Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday urged parents to get their children vaccinated for measles following predictions of a possible measles outbreak in 2021.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque allayed fears against the government\u2019s immunization campaign, saying a measles vaccine is one of the \u201coldest\u201d vaccines to be used globally.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng mensahe po ng Presidente: Mga magulang huwag po nating katakutan ang bakuna<\/em>\u00a0(The President\u2019s message: Parents, don\u2019t be afraid of getting your children vaccinated),\u201d he said in a Palace press briefing.<\/p>\n

Roque said failing to get their children vaccinated could put their health at great risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cBakit pa po natin i-<\/em>expose\u00a0sa aberya ating mga minamahal sa buhay na mga chikiting eh samantalang mayroon naman po tayong<\/em>\u00a0tried and proven\u00a0na bakuna laban diyan<\/em>?(Why will we expose our children to harm when there are tried and proven vaccines to prevent diseases?),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged concerns over vaccines after issues hounding the Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine but noted that the case for measles vaccines is different.<\/p>\n

\u201cItong<\/em>\u00a0measles\u00a0naman po, matagal na pong ginagamit iyan so wala po kayong dapat ikatakot \u2018no<\/em>\u00a0(This measles vaccine has been used for a long time, so you have nothing to fear),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) said it will conduct a nationwide immunization campaign to prevent a predicted measles outbreak next year.<\/p>\n

An estimated 2.4 children under the age of 5 are also susceptible to measles, one of the world\u2019s most contagious diseases.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Roque also appealed to the public to hang on a bit longer until a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is available.<\/p>\n

\u201cAntay lang po nang konti, konting tiyaga at ang pangako naman ng Presidente, gagastusin po natin ang kaban ng bayan para mabigyan unang-una ang mga mahihirap ng bakuna laban sa<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (Just wait a bit longer and the President promised that he\u2019ll spend public funds to give the poor a vaccine against Covid-19),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque said the government is ready to implement an immunization plan should a Covid-19 vaccine roll out in the future.<\/p>\n

He said the government can allocate PHP20 billion to buy the vaccine with the help of the Philippine International Trading Corp., Land Bank of the Philippines, and the Development Bank of the Philippines.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte said he will seek a discount from China and Russia on the Covid-19 vaccines that each of the two countries developed and promised to supply the Philippines with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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