The Philippine Star October 9, 2022 | 12:00am Before COVID-19 struck, hysteria over the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia caused a scare that led to a dramatic drop in immunization coverage for children. Health experts lamented that the scare led to a spike in measles infection and deaths among children. By September 2019, an outbreak of polio was reported in the Philippines for the first time since the country was declared polio-free in 2000. The disease can destroy a child’s future and can kill. When COVID-19 hit the country, mobility restrictions further discouraged child immunization. Adult he…