To note, the Chikiting Ligtas is being conducted through house-to-house, and in temporary and permanent posts as determined by their respective local health offices.

“Parents would not risk bringing their children to health centers to be vaccinated due to the heavy rains. Because of this, the DOH sets up a meeting with the provincial and city health offices to re-strategize and reach these target children after the weather clears up,” Atienza added.

Based on the DOH 6 report, as of May 30, the region reached 77.15% coverage on the Measles-Rubella vaccination. This translates to 509,214 children aged nine to 59 months old out of the 660,054 target population.

Meanwhile, for the bivalent oral polio vaccine, some 133,707 children aged zero to 59 months old were immunized out of the 239,105 regional target or 55.92% accomplishment.

Within the same period, Negros Occidental recorded the highest accomplishment among provinces and