There are diseases in our country that have gradually disappeared and there are very few cases in the country, such as measles, diphtheria or poliomyelitis, and this is a product of the National Immunization Program (PNI) that is carried out in Chile, that seeks to protect the community from dangerous diseases that can have serious complications or sequelae and even cause death.
“Immunization is the process by which a person becomes immune or resistant to an infectious disease, usually through the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect a person against further infection or disease. Immunization prevents diseases and deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases, such as cervical cancer, diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, whooping cough, pneumonia, polio, rotavirus diarrheal diseases, rubella and tetanus, among others”, explained the person in charge of the PNI of the Chimbarongo Hospital, nurse Jesica Villalobos.
Hence the importance of “complying with the vaccination schedule for children in their first years of life and completing the corresponding schemes incorporated into the PNI and if a child has not complied with one of the doses, they can go to the vaccination center to resume the administration of the pending doses ”, specified the nurse in charge.
He also added that the hospital’s vaccination center is located in the yellow sector of the polyclinic, it is open every day from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and in the afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. “except on Fridays, which is until 3:00 p.m.: 30 hours” and it is necessary to carry the control card or the identity card of the minors, where he attends together with the TENS Daniela Gómez.
Finally, Jessica Villalobos pointed out that in the event that the minor presents a fever with more than 38 degrees “they cannot be vaccinated and they must wait at least a week for their inoculation, but if in doubt they can go to the Vaccination Center of our assistance center, to help you with your concerns”.
In the case of infants, they are vaccinated at birth, at 2, 4, and 6 months, which normally correspond to well-child checkups that are performed on those dates and also at 12, 18, and 36 months. . With regard to minors of school age, it is up to them to receive vaccines in first, fourth, fifth and eighth grade, which are coordinated with school establishments for their application.
