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Sunday, November 24, 2019

GOV. YU LEADS SYNCHRONIZED POLIO VACCINATION CEREMONIAL LAUNCHING


PAGADIAN CITY (Nov. 25, 2019)– Governor Victor J. Yu led on Monday the ceremonial launching of “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio” in Zamboanga del Sur, as part of the Department of Health’s (DOH) campaign against the contagious disease.

The kickoff ceremony sought everyone’s support in ensuring that no child misses out on polio vaccines. The first round of the Mindanao-wide campaign begins November 25, 2019 up to December 7, 2019 and the next round on January 6-18, 2020.

During Monday’s flag raising ceremony, Gov. Yu urged parents and caregivers in the province to submit their children under five years old for oral polio drops to safeguard them from the infection.

“Let us support this not just by letting our own children and relatives to undergo the vaccination but also inform the whole community that DOH is having this campaign in order to protect our children”, Gov. Yu said.

On the same day, 1st District Congresswoman Divina Grace Yu and Gov. Yu joined health personnel in giving of oral polio vaccine to children at the Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center.

Mrs. Dahlia Aseniero, Provincial Health Education and Promotion Officer, said aside from barangay health centers, hospitals and schools, there will be vaccination teams who will conduct door-to-door visitations to give OPV’s to children.  

Polio is a highly communicable disease spread through fecal-oral transmission. It is caused by the poliovirus and may result in permanent paralysis and even death. However, the disease can be prevented by vaccine.

The Synchronized Polio Vaccination Campaign aims to boost immunization coverage against polio by giving three doses of the oral polio vaccine to all children five years old and below, regardless of their immunization status. DOH said full vaccination against the poliovirus is the best way to prevent the transmission of the disease.

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