In the context of World Polio Day, the National Ministry of Health indicated that polio vaccine coverage reaches 75 percent of the country’s target population, a low figure that generates a potential risk of reintroduction of this disease that can have serious health consequences, even death. Likewise, specialists analyzed the characteristics of this pathology. “Poliomyelitis, … Read more
On World Polio Day, specialists highlighted the potential risk of reintroduction of this disease that can have serious consequences for health, given that vaccine coverage against this pathology reaches only 75% of the country’s target population. Although the country has not recorded cases for 40 years, there are still outbreaks in different parts of the … Read more
Polio is a disease that has no cure. It is caused by the poliomyelitis virus that is transmitted from one person to another through nasal or oral secretions or through contact with contaminated feces. It infects the spinal cord, causing paralysis and permanent disability. However, the polio vaccine prevents this disease. The Ministry of Health … Read more
New Polio Vaccines Developed to Combat Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreaks In 1980, the eradication of smallpox raised hopes that the polio virus would be next. While progress has been made in eradicating polio, cases of vaccine-derived polio are on the rise. Last year, 665 cases of polio of vaccine origin were registered in 23 countries. Vaccine-derived … Read more
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Pediatrician Robert Núñez pointed out this Wednesday that respiratory symptoms are increasing in children and urged parents to take all precautions to avoid contagion. He stressed that hand washing, good nutrition and hydration are essential for prevention. “It is important to prepare the boys with a good diet and good hydration. You have to take … Read more
CELAYA, Gto.- (OEM-Informex).- The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has caused a significant setback in childhood vaccination, said Daniel Gregory López Rodríguez, medical director of vaccines at Sanofi Mexico, and said, according to With data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, during 2020 a total of 23 million children worldwide did not receive basic … Read more
While there have been no cases of polio in the United States for at least a decade, the virus responsible for the disease is spreading silently across the country. Faced with this situation, the health authorities are calling for the vaccination of the population. A situation “disturbing, but not surprising” In July, the United States … Read more
Polio, in the state, has a coverage of 98.1 percent in children under the age of one year, that is, 95,000 635 doses have been applied (to children under the age of 2, 4 and 6 months); and in more than a year there is talk of reinforcement applied at 18 months, which is 87.5 … Read more
The vaccination program focuses, for the most part, on applying doses at an early age; however, applications have been suspended or delayed due to the covid-19 pandemic. Above 60% is the level of vaccination against polio in El Salvador, according to the Minister of Health, Francisco Alabi, who explained that they are low due to … Read more
The Ministry of Health made it clear that vaccination is one to five years for Egyptians and non-Egyptians, and that vaccination is carried out through fixed medical teams (in health offices, units, medical centers, main squares, next to mosques, churches, clubs and markets), as well as mobile teams (from house to house and apartment to … Read more