Outbreak of polio prompts Philippines to launch vaccination drive
The Philippines is also trying to tackle outbreaks of dengue and measles that have killed more than 1,000 people since January, most of them children
20 September 2019 - 11:07
Manila — The Philippines is preparing to vaccinate millions of children against polio to halt an outbreak of a disease it believed to have been eradicated two decades ago, a top official said on Friday.
The October vaccination programme, following the detection of the virus in a three-year-old girl, comes as the Philippines grapples to tackle twin outbreaks of dengue and measles that have killed more than 1,000 people since January, most of them children...
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