‘Ligtas Tigdas’ vax drive hits close to 600,000 mark in Calabarzon

LUCENA CITY — Close to 600,000 children in Calabarzon have been vaccinated against measles and rubella as the region’s supplemental immunization campaign entered its 12th day on Tuesday, the Department of Health in Calabarzon reported Wednesday. The DOH said 592,446 children, or 44.4 percent of the region’s target population of 1,335,685, received measles-rubella (MR) vaccines