MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) will launch a measles-rubella supplemental immunization activity (MRSIA) in Mindanao starting Monday, following a surge in cases, with data showing that 73 percent of those infected were unvaccinated. DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said measles and rubella cases reached 5,159 from January 1, 2025, to January 3, 2026, up 32 percent from 3,901 cases recorded in 2024. “What stands out in the data… is that 73 percent of them were unvaccinated,” Domingo said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Friday. READ: Measles-rubella cases rose by 32% last year — DOH He said Mindanao was […]... Keep on reading: DOH: 73% of measles-rubella cases unvaccinated