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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on measles.

  1. A HEALTH worker administers a measles-rubella vaccine to a child at a center in Roxas City as part of the 2026 Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization activity.

    MR vaccination reaches 62%

    Western Visayas reaches 62 percent measles-rubella vaccination coverage as health workers and local partners work to protect children through community-based…

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    Only 21.2% of target Cebu kids vaccinated

    Cebu’s measles-rubella vaccination campaign reached only 21.2% of its target children, with health officials citing vaccine misinformation and parental…

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  6. MAKATI is the first local government unit in the National Capital Region to offer free flu vaccines to public school students.

    Makati City cited as immunization champ

    Makati was recognized by the Department of Health for vaccinating more than 95 percent of children covered by its measles-rubella campaign, while also…

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  7. THE Department of Health in Eastern Visayas will launch an intensified, simultaneous Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity, targeting more than 445,000 children aged six to 59 months across the region.

    Vaccine drive targets 445,000 kids

    The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas will launch a measles-rubella immunization campaign targeting more than 445,000 children aged six to 59 months…

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  9. Infants at risk as measles cases climb

    Infants at risk as measles cases climb

    Quezon City health officials report 143 measles cases from 1 January to 15 April, warning that infants too young for vaccination are at high risk and depend on…

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  10. QC logs 100 measles cases this year

    QC logs 100 measles cases this year

    Quezon City reports 100 measles cases in 2026, mostly among children under 10; health authorities intensify vaccination and prevention campaigns amid outbreak.

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  11. The Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division conducting an Outbreak Response immunization in Barangay Bahay Toro in Quezon City last 11 March.

    Quezon City logs 100 measles cases this year

    Quezon City reports 100 measles cases since the start of the year, with most infections affecting children aged 10 and below, according to the city’s…

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    BARMM logs 1-M measles vaccinations

    Over 1 million children in BARMM have been vaccinated against measles and German measles under the DoH’s “Ligtas Tigdas” campaign, with health officials…

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  16. DoH-XI holds measles-rubella vax activity

    DoH-XI holds measles-rubella vax activity

    Davao Region launches the “Ligtas Tigdas” supplemental immunization campaign from 19 January to 13 February, targeting children 6 months to 59 months to…

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  17. Measles-rubella cases rise

    Measles-rubella cases rise

    Measles and rubella cases in the Philippines surged 32% in 2025, prompting the Department of Health to launch a nationwide immunization campaign targeting 11…

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