For these children, the DOH needed to provide 3,397 vials of measles vaccine. VaccinesIn Bulacan, health officials started releasing close to 5,000 vials of measles vaccine as the death toll in the province rose to seven. In Pangasinan province, the number of suspected measles cases doubled from 122 to 245 as of Feb. 18. Barbara and San Carlos City for the upsurge of suspected measles cases. The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit in South Cotabato recorded 28 suspected cases of measles since the start of the year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2019 21:11 UTC