Conducted by the Department of Health (DOH), the school-based immunization has been successfully done at Juan Sumulong Elementary School last Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The said activity started in the morning until afternoon to accommodate the AM and PM classes. Personnel from the DOH and School nurse, Lloyd Christian Sy and school team coordinated the event to ensure the smooth flow of the event.

The said school-based immunization of DOH aims to reach more children especially with the increasing number of enrollees. Also, the vaccine was intended for children to have greater protection against measles.

“The Department of Health (DOH) today brings the School-based Immunization (SBI) campaign in the cities of Manila and Pasig, and continues to encourage mothers and caregivers to avail of the government’s free immunization service to provide children, as well as adolescents, greater protection against vaccine preventable diseases.” – doh.gov.ph