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Among the affected areas were Bacong, Dumaguete City, Mabinay, San Jose, Santa Catalina, Siaton and Valencia.

Health office confirms measles outbreak in 7 Negros Oriental towns



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True, I referred to that in my post when I said:

Having some experience with that, as you also must have, my bitterness comes from the way the Philippine program is implemented. If the nurse who administers the vaccine only comes to the particular health clinic once every 4 to 8 weeks and only has a limited supply of vaccine, and the parents with kids have to come and line up all day to get the free shots IF the supply has not run out before they get to the front of the line then I call that a medieval system of administering a vaccine.

You state it is mandatory but what is the punishment for someone who will not stand in line all day (with their kids) and why is it that the rich can just go to the doctor and get the vaccinations in 5 minutes, for a price? If there is no punishment then it is similar to the helmet law. Unenforced = voluntary. Just an opinion based on an old adage: If something is worth doing, it is worth doing well. So make it easy to get the kids vaccinated. Do the job well.

 

Dumaguete City has the highest number of cases with seven suspect and two laboratory-confirmed cases, according to Dr. Socrates Villamor, provincial chief of the DOH-Negros Oriental. The confirmed measles cases this year involved adults, and the incidents are sporadic and affected areas not clustered, “although we are still trying to get some more data. ... What is important for us is that we want to cut the transmission (of the measles virus) as much as possible” especially to children below five years old,” he said.

There is a possibility that those afflicted with measles may not have been immunized when they were children or their immunization status is incomplete, the DOH official said.

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection transmitted through secretions when people come in contact with those infected with the virus, and therefore it is important for people to pay attention to hygiene and to avoid crowded places. Washing of hands regularly can also be a preventive measure against contracting measles.