GoodFood.ph Ready-To-Drink Subscription and Delivery Service

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From travel needs and electronics, to fashion, food and groceries -- I love the ease and time-saving elements of purchasing our needs and wants at the comfort of our home or on my mobile phone while on the road. Ultimately, we all want to be able to spend more time with family and on things that matter. Weeks ago, I attended an event that introduced us to Nestle's baon subscription service through GoodFood.ph and I was impressed by this initiative. Read on!

 

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2019 Philippine Childhood Immunization Schedule

I have just received this email about the latest immunization schedule and thought it would be best to share this information as is. In my almost 10 years of blogging, I've shied away from posting random press releases sent my way. But this time, I am making an exception so parents like me can be guided when it comes to vaccination and disease prevention. My kids have both followed their immunization scheds as recommended by their pedia, and we will continue to go for their follow-up vaccines in the coming years. Hope the information below will be helpful for your family.

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The 2019 Childhood Immunization Schedule for the Philippines, which indicates the recommended vaccines for children and adolescents, has been released with a recommended indication for measles vaccine for infants as young as 6 months of age.

The annual schedule is developed by the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) together with the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV).

Similar to last year, the schedule contains 13 vaccinations that Filipino children need, including:

• Anti-tuberculosis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
• Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) given to children right after birth

Both the HBV and BCG, to be given from age 0 to 18 years, are included in the National Immunization Program (NIP), which identifies vaccines that are available for free at health centers.

The Childhood Immunization Schedule also covers vaccines that can protect children from infections and diseases such as:

• diphtheria
• tetanus
• pertussis
• hepatitis B
• haemophilus influenzae type B
• polio
• pneumococcal infections
• rotavirus infections 
• influenza
• measles
• Japanese encephalitis
• mumps
• rubella
• chickenpox
• hepatitis A
• human papillomavirus (HPV)

Given the measles outbreak nationwide, however, pediatricians now recommend that the first measles vaccine be administered at six months old. Measles vaccines are usually given to infants at nine months old, but they can be given as early as six months of age in cases of outbreaks.

The PPS and PIDSP also reminded parents that vaccination is a safe and scientifically proven way of fighting deadly and infectious diseases. During PIDSP’s 26^th annual convention held last February 21, the doctors launched the “Save The Future” movement to restore the public’s confidence and trust in vaccination, alongside the release of the national childhood immunization schedule.

“Vaccinating our children is one of the most basic medical interventions to ensure that our children develop as healthy adults. Some fears and myths persist that vaccines could harm infants, but decades of studies have shown that vaccines prevent unnecessary child deaths instead of causing them,” said PIDSP president Dr. Anna Lisa T. Ong-Lim.

PPS President Dr. Salvacion Gatchalian also emphasized the need for collaboration between parents and doctors.

“While the Childhood Immunization Schedule contains our ideal vaccination routine, we acknowledge that some patients will require schedules that are different from our recommendations,” said Dr. Gatchalian. “That is why it is important for parents to consult their pediatricians so they can make the best possible decisions for the health and well-being of their children.”

Visit www.facebook.com/SaveTheFuturePH.

(Press Release)

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For questions about immunization, please consult your doctor.

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