TACLOBAN CITY—The program to vaccinate children for German measles and polio has been extended until March 7 to reach 100 percent of its target, according to health officials.
The vaccination program for German measles, or measles-rubella, was scheduled to end last Feb. 28, said Jelyn Lopez Malibago, regional information officer of the Department of Health (DOH).
But since the campaign managed to hit just 70 percent of its target, officials decided to extend the program for another week, Malibago said.
The measles vaccine campaign reached only 76.74 percent of its target while that for German measles and polio reached only 76.25 percent, she said.
Malibago said officials we…
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