Massive Polio Vaccination in Davao and nearby areas

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH), Region 11 is set to conduct massive vaccination activities for polio in Davao City and neighboring areas after water samples were taken from the Davao River have turned out positive of poliovirus.

Philippine health officials declared a polio outbreak on 19 September nearly two decades after the World Health Organization declared the country polio-free Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Bullit Marquez