Vaccine misinformation hampers measles-rubella drive in Central Visayas

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health authorities in Central Visayas are battling more than measles and rubella (MR) as vaccine misinformation and hesitancy hamper efforts to immunize hundreds of thousands of young children. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has vaccinated only 21.7 percent of its 630,214-target for the region’s Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity