ZAMBOANGA CITY - Mayor Beng Climaco has thanked all those who participated in the concerted polio immunization drive spearheaded by the Department of Health and the City Health Office.
Climaco cited hardworking health workers and volunteers who helped in the recent anti-polio campaign dubbed “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio” that vaccinated nearly 214,000 children which was over the target of only 205,507 children aged zero months to less than 10 years old.
“Un ciudad sin enfermedad remains to be the goal of the City Government as it looks after the welfare of all residents - young and old, rich or poor, regardless of color, race or faith,” she said.
Even employees from the different offices under the City Government also received an anti-flu shot as Climaco's priority thrust on Security, Health and Education.
City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite said this round of the polio immunization drive provided the bivalent oral polio vaccine which covers the types 1 and 3 of the polio virus.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 3 types of wild poliovirus (WPV) – types 1, 2 and 3.
The first outbreak in the country in September last year was a confirmed case for type 2 which resulted in the first round of the polio vaccination drive with the monovalent OPV (mOPV) from November 25 to December 7, 2019.
The monovalent OPV is given to children from 0 months to less than 5 years old. The bivalent OPV is given to children from 0 months to 10 years old.
Last November, a confirmed case for type 1 polio was confirmed in Basilan. This resulted in the round 1 immunization drive for the bivalent OPV this January.
Miravite said follow-up rounds will be spearheaded for both monovalent and bivalent OPVs. Round 2 for the monovalent OPV will be from January 20 to February 2. And the next rounds of follow-up for the bivalent OPV will be from February 17 to March 2 (round 2) and from March 23 to April 4 (round 3).
“We are also very thankful to our barangay health workers, volunteers, police, media, even our NGOs, our hospitals, our schools. Everybody should really be involved,” Miravite said. (Zamboanga Post)
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Climaco cited hardworking health workers and volunteers who helped in the recent anti-polio campaign dubbed “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio” that vaccinated nearly 214,000 children which was over the target of only 205,507 children aged zero months to less than 10 years old.
“Un ciudad sin enfermedad remains to be the goal of the City Government as it looks after the welfare of all residents - young and old, rich or poor, regardless of color, race or faith,” she said.
Even employees from the different offices under the City Government also received an anti-flu shot as Climaco's priority thrust on Security, Health and Education.
City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite said this round of the polio immunization drive provided the bivalent oral polio vaccine which covers the types 1 and 3 of the polio virus.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 3 types of wild poliovirus (WPV) – types 1, 2 and 3.
The first outbreak in the country in September last year was a confirmed case for type 2 which resulted in the first round of the polio vaccination drive with the monovalent OPV (mOPV) from November 25 to December 7, 2019.
The monovalent OPV is given to children from 0 months to less than 5 years old. The bivalent OPV is given to children from 0 months to 10 years old.
Last November, a confirmed case for type 1 polio was confirmed in Basilan. This resulted in the round 1 immunization drive for the bivalent OPV this January.
Miravite said follow-up rounds will be spearheaded for both monovalent and bivalent OPVs. Round 2 for the monovalent OPV will be from January 20 to February 2. And the next rounds of follow-up for the bivalent OPV will be from February 17 to March 2 (round 2) and from March 23 to April 4 (round 3).
“We are also very thankful to our barangay health workers, volunteers, police, media, even our NGOs, our hospitals, our schools. Everybody should really be involved,” Miravite said. (Zamboanga Post)
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