In a press release forgotten this Thursday, April 16, the Ministry of Health recommended the continuation of the vaccination of children during the Covid-19 epidemic.
The Ministry of Health has recommended continuing immunization of children during the national COVID-19 health crisis, noting that any delay in vaccination can increase the risk of contracting preventable diseases.
In a statement released on Thursday the ministry informed public opinion, in particular parents and guardians of children and infants, that despite the current national health crisis linked to COVID-19, immunization activities for children are maintained in the health centers of the Kingdom and in private medical offices.
The same department considers the immunization activity of children and infants as one of the priority essential services for the prevention of communicable diseases by establishing organizational and preventive measures to protect children, parents and health workers against this. epidemic, in accordance with the procedures in force.
The Ministry also recalls that any delay in vaccination, even for a short period, can increase the risk of contracting vaccine-preventable diseases, calling on parents and guardians of children and infants to respect vaccination dates according to the calendar vaccination.
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