Timeliness and coverage of childhood vaccination in the Philippines: evaluating delays and disparities in immunization uptake
Jeff Clyde G. Corpuz · 2024
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Jeff Clyde Corpuz writes to the editor about late and uneven childhood vaccination in the Philippines, in this 2024 letter. The letter answers an Indian study on immunization delays and notes how closely the problems match at home. Poverty, remote homes, and low awareness all slow vaccine uptake.
Corpuz cites a Philippine study of nearly one thousand infants. Only about three quarters got their first vaccine on time, and the third pentavalent dose arrived on time for under forty percent. Birth and six-week doses ran weeks late at the median. He urges programs to reach families more evenly, not just supply routine shots. Restoring trust after a past vaccine scare also matters, he argues.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jeff Clyde G. Corpuz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |