Vaccination
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@ZedSmart (19753)
Philippines
September 12, 2019 2:46am CST
AC (my niece son) had brought a consent paper from school the other day. And it’s about measles and other immunization.
I think it’s not only dengue that poses threats among children nowadays in my country with urgency. I think it’s also measles. It is reported that cases of measles remained significantly high.
The Department of Health is doing its best and intensifies its drive to control the disease since it is highly contagious cause by a virus.
In line with their program, children in public schools will receive a shot of specific vaccine since there are also other vaccines provided to the targeted age group. Only those children with consent from their parents will be given the vaccination and it's free.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
12 Sep 19
Its a good program of health department of initiating vaccinations to the children.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
12 Sep 19
Indeed it is, but some vaccines are really needed by the kids like measles, hepa and others
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@ZedSmart (19753)
• Philippines
12 Sep 19
@ilocosboy Good thing that they included HPV for girls.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 19
We have a number of vaccines that are given free - some at birth or at a young age, some given at school. I don't remember my eldest son's school vaccines but I am sure he had them!
The most recent one for us was my youngest son's vaccine at school. I told him that it was up to him if he had the vaccine or not, provided that he read all of the information and could give me a good reason if he chose not to have it.
Of course, he did have the vaccine. It did, however, give him a perfect opportunity to research and to understand why these things are important.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
14 Sep 19
@ZedSmart yes, they will do. My son's vaccination had to be put off because they were worried about some spots. Once a doctor confirmed it was just acne, and it cleared up a bit, the vaccine was given.
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@ZedSmart (19753)
• Philippines
14 Sep 19
I think the administering personnel will have a quick assessment to the child even if there is parental consent to make sure that it's safe to give a shot because sometimes, children will have mild cold or cough and this symptoms should be evaluated as well.
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@rsa101 (37948)
• Philippines
12 Sep 19
That is good to know that it is given for free in public schools. My son is required to have their mandatory vaccines but we have to shoulder the expenses since he attends to a private school. He cannot enroll until there is a certification that he has been vaccinated already.
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@jenniferdelirious (31)
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12 Sep 19
I have always taken up the cudgels for vaccination. Vaccines must be taken to meliorate our lives.
