The Department of Health on Saturday reported a measles outbreak in Zamboanga City, prompting the agency and the local government to launch a massive immunization program in villages.

The mass immunization, which began on February 19, will run until March 23. Health workers visit houses in all 98 villages in an effort to vaccinate children aged 6 months to 5 years.

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