From 1 October to 15 November, the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health launches the National Vaccination Campaign against Measles, Rubella, Mumps and Polio. It will be aimed at boys and girls aged one to four, who will receive an extra dose of the Triple Viral vaccine.
In addition, they urge the community to verify and complete vaccination calendar schemes and health teams to deepen epidemiological surveillance and notify suspected cases.
Under the slogan “Let’s get vaccinated”, the goal of this new campaign is to maintain the elimination of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome and polio in the country. These highly contagious and serious diseases can be prevented with free and compulsory vaccinations, available in all vaccination centers in Buenos Aires.
Measles is a viral disease that spreads easily through the respiratory tract. It manifests itself with spots on the skin and fever. In the presence of these symptoms it is important to consult the health center closest to our home.
Children over 13 months of age, adolescents, and people born after 1965 need to try two doses.
Vaccination coverage in Argentina recorded a gradual and progressive decline in the period 2015 and 2019, increased by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For this reason, in this new campaign, vaccination strategies will be implemented in nurseries and other institutions where boys and girls travel, and the importance of supporting vaccination, verifying and completing the schedules of the National Vaccination Calendar.
They can be vaccinated at any vaccination center in the province of Buenos Aires, both at regular vaccination centers and at the Covid-19 campaign vaccination centers.
Vaccines applied in the vaccination campaign, the COVID-19 vaccine and all scheduled vaccines can be applied simultaneously.
The health care portfolio also urges health care teams to intensify epidemiological surveillance of all febrile exanthematous diseases (FEE) and promptly notify within 24 hours of suspicion and implement control actions to prevent their spread.
This is a suspected case of exanthematous febrile illness when a patient of any age, with fever (above 38 ° C) and rash or a healthcare professional suspects measles.
For more information, you can visit the website www.gba.gob.ar/vacunacion
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