A record-breaking high of 1,014 Dagupeño children whose ages range from 0-59 months old received vaccines against measles, rubella and polio in just one day last May 12, 2023, as the nationwide Chikiting Ligtas: Measles Rubella Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) rolls on in the different barangays in Dagupan.
World Health Organization Consultant Dr. Namrata Bahta, who is currently in the city, recognized the number as the highest registered MR-OPV recipients in a day even as Mayor Belen Fernandez is hopeful to increase the number of vaccines.
The local chief executive personally attends to the month-long health campaign where she reaches out to parents and encourages them to avail of the supplemental vaccines for their children while distributing vitamins, milk and other snacks as treats for the vaccinees.
Some of the recent MR-OPV SIA sites she visited were Malued; Bonuan Gueset; sitios Tatong, Sta. Maria and Gonzales in Bonuan Boquig; and sitios Bagong Barrio and Russia in Bonuan Binloc.
(Dagupan CIO News)
