The Philippines is also experiencing a rapid increase in new coronary infections, and curfews continue to be imposed in urban areas.
People who have been hesitant to get vaccinated in the past are now taking the initiative to get vaccinated.
The new coronary vaccine does not cover children under 12 years old due to safety issues.
In the midst of all this, I received a request to send money for vaccines for the children.
It seemed to be a full vaccine for fever, but I didn't know the details, but a doctor from Cebu City came to give the vaccine to the children on short notice.
The money was sent on Monday and the children were vaccinated the following Tuesday.
The photos of the vaccination were immediately uploaded on Facebook. That's the photo above.
It's a typical Philippine photo, with the doctor smiling in the photo.
The kids seemed fine, but I heard that our younger one cried before she got her shot.
I had heard that it was a full vaccination for fever, so I quickly searched for the medicine on the package.
I immediately found out the type of vaccine. What a convenient world we live in now.
The vaccine they got this time was a flu vaccine, a quadrivalent vaccine, which means that it covers four different types of influenza, two A types and two B types, which seems to be the standard.
In Japan, we have flu vaccines, but I think most of them are the type of vaccine that is likely to be popular that year.
In contrast, the four types of vaccines are safe.
Since the flu season in Japan is from fall to winter, I thought there was no such thing as flu in the tropical Philippines.
In the tropics and subtropics, including the Philippines, influenza infections occur throughout the year.
In particular, there are peaks in May and September, with type A influenza prevalent in May and type B influenza in September.
The disease rate of influenza in the Philippines is high at 475 cases per 100,000.
Pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of death after cancer, so prevention is important.
Incidentally, the cost of vaccination per person was almost the same as in Japan.
However, in Japan, children under the age of 12 are supposed to be vaccinated twice, so the cost in the Philippines is half of what it is in Japan.
In the Philippines, there are other contagious diseases such as dengue fever that can affect children.
By the way, when I asked my wife about it, she said she had never had dengue fever.
Anyway, I hope my children grow up healthy and well.
