Did You Know: 1 of 5 kids aged 12-23 months not immunized vs measles

According to the recent National Demographic and Health survey released by the Philippine Statistics Authority, one out of five children aged 12 to 23 months did not receive vaccines for measles in 2017.

That same year, one out of two children between 24 and 35 months did not receive their second dose of the vaccine.

The proportion of fully immunized children in 2017 was at 48.4 percent.

The national target is for all children to be fully immunized by 2030.

—Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research