BARMM leads Mindanao regions in measles vaccination drive

KORONADAL CITY  —  The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the highest number of children vaccinated against measles and rubella diseases among the six regions in Mindanao. But Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa warned of a possible measles outbreak in Mindanao, as the Department of Health (DOH) failed to reach its herd immunity target on the island. READ: DOH warns of possible measles-rubella outbreak in Mindanao Herbosa said only 83 percent or 2.3 million of the targeted 2.8 million children in Mindanao had been inoculated with the measles-rubella vaccine since the DOH launched its massive vaccination campaign last month. This was below the DOH immunization target […]... Keep on reading: BARMM leads Mindanao regions in measles vaccination drive