Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Manila (October 9, 2019)
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Manila (October 9, 2019)
Location: Philippines
Event: Health officials have reported an outbreak of polio in the Philippines.
Actions to Take:
- The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that all U.S. citizens living in or traveling to the Philippines be fully vaccinated against polio.
- Before traveling to the Philippines, adults who completed their routine polio vaccine series as children should receive a single, lifetime adult booster dose of polio vaccine.
- Read the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) Polio in the Philippines webpage: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/polio-philippines.
Assistance:
- U.S. Embassy in the Philippines
+63 (2) 5301-2000 - ACSInfoManila@state.gov
- State Department – Consular Affairs
888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444 - Philippines Country Information
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