Formosa Province Intensifies โฃMeasles Prevention with Door-to-Door Vaccination Campaign
FORMOSA,ARGENTINA -โข Vaccination teams from Health Centersโ and Hospitals across the province of Formosa are actively conducting house-to-house visits to verify and complete the triple Viral vaccination schedule for children โฃaged one to โฃ11 yearsโ old. The campaign aims to protect against measles,rubella,and mumps,particularly โฃgiven the regional epidemiological context.
The triple Viral vaccine is administered in two doses – the first at 12 months of age and the second upon school entry, betweenโฃ four and five yearsโ old. โฃ Julio Arroyo, head of the Immunization Departmentโค of the Ministry of Human Advancement, emphasized โthe urgency of the effort dueโ to measles virus circulation in neighboring countries like Paraguay andโ Bolivia, and detected cases in other Argentine provinces.
“We are steadily intensifying preventive actions to avoidโ the reintroduction of this disease to the provincial territory and โขprevent possible outbreaks,”โ Arroyo stated.Vaccinators are equipped with properly preserved vaccines to administerโ missing doses instantly upon identifying incomplete vaccination records.
authorities are urging โparents, guardians, โand caregivers โขto facilitate access to vaccination โcards during home visits and authorize vaccine administration when needed. They also recommend reviewing โSchool Health Booklets to ensure both doses of the Triple โViral vaccine are recorded as complete,and to seek vaccination at the nearest health center,hospital,or vaccination center if any doses are missing.
Measles is a highly โcontagious viral disease transmitted through respiratory droplets and can lead toโฃ serious complications, including respiratoryโ and neurological issues, and even death,โ especially in young children. Symptoms include highโค fever, a โreddish rash starting on the face andโฃ spreading throughout the body, cough, runny nose, and conjunctivitis. Vaccination remains the onyl effective preventative measure.