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Gov't officials urged to

restore trust in va-ccines "Schools can be hotspots House Depu8 Majority


of the spread of measles Leader Ron P. Salo, a former
and othei contagious a[is- Departnent of Health con-
eases because of population sultantand p ncipal author
fingers over who ls to deDsity andrrlnerabfity of oftle Universal Health Csrc
blame for the measles children and teenagers be- bill, said poor families with
outbreak, a House lead- cause of their health sta- membe$ irlked with mea-
er said national leaders tus, so precautions are sles can avail ofthe Philip-
should focus on restor- necessary," said Belaro. pine Health Insularlce Cor-
ing the trust of Filipino Noting the confrmation poration (PbilHealth) cover,
Dothers in governmenfs by the Australiaa govem- age for indigents.
vaccination proglam for ment that a cbild who came "PhilHealth will be
iheir children. fi.om the Philippines carried there for the indigent fam-
"Right now, the most the measles vil.us to West- fies. Covered ng PhilHealth
impoftant message - the em Aushalia, Bagong Hen- ang measles. Ang mahala-
only message * that we erasyon party-list Rep. Ber- ga, masuri ng doktor at
need to be-hearing from nadette Helrera-Dy has rnalapatan agad ng lunas
everyone is to assure the called for civil aviation pro- ang dinumang pasyente na
mothers. Kumbinsihin ang tocols to screen ailine pas- mayroong measles. Buhay
mga nanay na magpa- sengers and keep the virus at kalusugan ang mahal-
bal<una ng mga anak," said from sprea&ng. aga," said SaIo.
House Deputy Speaker aIId Ilerrsa-DJa author of Bill FoJ his paft, AANGAT
Taguig Rep. Pia Cayetano. of Rights for Air Passengeri TAYO Party-list Rep. Neil
"As we ar.e t"lki4g, ha_ (House Bill 6056), said the Abayon, a registered nuse,
bang nagtuturuan tayo, same protocols ii place for sugeated fte Eh:ategic deplc'y-
habang nagde-debate tayo, SARS "vould be the same rnent oftlre E<tucaticn Depar#
namamatay ang mga baby,"
_to be used for Eeasles but E€n{is 4000 sdrcol nl.d.s€s to
she further lament€d.
Cayetano, prinqipal au-
instead ofkeeping the virus Itrevwt nearlF ficm sFr€adi
out, the objectiye now is to ing in puliic sdl@ls, wbere
tlor and sponsu ofthe Man- keep D€ssles from spread- rlahorlbh€ddfrd€nrrloridbe
datory Irfants and Children ing to the rest ofthe coun- vuhrcrableto inftctimbecause
Irnmunizstiorl Ad (R€public try and the world." oftheir pocr health-
Act 10152), sh€ss€d there is
an l'rgent need to ead tlre
"general feeling of dis.trusf
PoScq
amo.g par€nts towards the
govenmends fiandatorJr im-
lIllmization pmgran.
Ilouse Assistait Minori-
ty Leader and l-Ang
Edukasyon party-list Rep.
Bong Belam asked the De-
partment of Education
(DepEd) and Comrnission on
Higher Education (CHED) to
direct all school heads to toke
Fecautions against measles
for the heiltll and safety of
their str.rdents arid facrilty.

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