00:00 In the midst of the worries due to the pertussis, the health department assured that the cases are under control.
00:08 And even if there is a problem with the supply of vaccines in the world, the Philippines has a stock,
00:14 so the kids should be vaccinated.
00:18 Oscar Oiga is on the case.
00:23 According to the latest data from the Department of Health, the number of pertussis cases in the country has reached 568.
00:31 40 were reported in the WHO.
00:33 But according to the DOH, the cases of pertussis are now under control.
00:39 It's like it's plateauing, but we're closely monitoring.
00:43 Luckily, we have a vaccine for this.
00:46 So very important, nothing should be scared of the pertussis.
00:51 The disease has been around for a long time and there are vaccines against it.
00:55 But the supply is not enough in the whole world now, so the outbreak is one after another.
01:00 We have something to buy, but we are buying it from UNICEF.
01:06 It has a shortage.
01:09 But the Philippines still has a stock, so the catch-up vaccination, which is hoped to be implemented by the public.
01:17 It's called catch-up because many were not vaccinated against pertussis in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
01:24 In the Philippines, at the same time, one million children were not vaccinated against a single vaccine.
01:33 Some of them were still fighting for the vaccine and the vaccine confidence was put in danger.
01:44 If you get infected with pertussis, there is a medicine for it, but it should be detected early.
01:51 For babies, it only starts in the uterus.
01:54 Maybe there's a cyst.
01:56 And because they don't grow, they will get a rash.
02:02 Then, observe the top and bottom of the chest.
02:06 Because you will see that they have difficulty breathing,
02:11 and they might stop breathing and their mouth will get black.
02:15 It's possible that they will go home with bronchopneumonia and die.
02:20 For GMA Integrated News, Oscar Oida, for 24 Hours.
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