UNICEF: Over 1 million Filipino kids missed out routine immunization in 2021

UNICEF estimates that globally, 67 million children "missed out entirely or partially on routine immunization" between 2019 and 2021. These are vaccines against polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, among others, said UNICEF Philippines Immunization Specialist Dr. Carla Orozco in a media forum on Tuesday, April. 25.

“In the East Asia and Pacific region where the Philippines belong, for 2021, Indonesia and Philippines are the major contributors to the high number of zero-dose children,” said Orozco. "There was a measles risk assessment done by the WHO and DOH as well with support from UNICEF, in the 2022 measles risk assessment has shown that the whole country is really ripe for an outbreak. That was last year, So, we really advocated---WHO, UNICEF, DOH to really implement immediately supplemental immunization activity or immunization campaign for measles," she added.

"Some LGUs would only have once a month vaccination sessions. And also, there is inadequate tracking of defaulters. Defaulters are those children that have not completed their immunization schedule but they have actually started it--and that is a usual scenario in the Philippines, they don't complete their vaccination schedule in time. There is lack of regular outreach immunization services, inadequate human resource," said Orozco.

"Also, additional funds for the conduct of vaccination: that would include outreach immunization services, to track defaulters as well, and increase in vaccination services to improve immunization coverage," she added.

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