CHILDREN BE VACCINATED AGAINST POLIO, TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA and pertussis
About 1.7 million people, including children and adults, begin to be vaccinated against various diseases, starting next Wednesday when the country starts in National Immunization Day Americas.
children, including school of public and private sector, will be vaccinated against polio, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, hepatitis, influenza A H1N1, rubella, measles and mumps, among others, while adults, especially agricultural workers and construction, be immunized against diphtheria and tetanus.
The National Vaccination Week in the Americas, held every year, is intended to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases for which we intend to apply biological five million across the country.
Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez, said the trial day this year will be divided into three stages, the first initiated by the public and private schools in which they will be immunized A total of 665 000 270 children aged between six and nine years against polio, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. House by house
The second stage of preventive action is carried out house to house and will cover 628 000 905 children under three years, to be immunized against measles and polio and will complete their immunization schedule for infants under six years.
Source: Listin Diario.com
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