The number of people infected with measles is expected to rise, at least for the next two weeks, in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) region, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH recorded 54 deaths from January to Feb. 15. Many parents had refused to have their children given measles shots after reports of children dying allegedly due to Dengvaxia came out in 2017. In Davao City, Mayor Sara Duterte urged parents in southern Mindanao to support the government’s campaign against measles by having their children vaccinated even as the DOH reported a sharp decline in measles cases in the region last month. In South Cotabato province, the provincial health office is eyeing a house-to-house vaccination drive to prevent a measles outbreak.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 15, 2019 21:56 UTC