The vaccination campaign ‘For an Ecuador free of polio, measles and rubella’ In the second week of execution, 1,672,000 children were immunized with the support of health personnel, teachers, child care officials, and parents, reported the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday, May 18.
They propose to vaccinate 3.7 million children against measles, rubella and polio
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National progress is 45%, adds the State Portfolio, referring to the 3.7 million children between 1 and 12 years old in the country and who constitute the target population of this program. That is to say, it adds up to almost half in only two of the ten weeks that the campaign will last.
Health says that it articulated actions with other institutions to expand the dissemination of information and promotion of the benefits of additional doses against three types of diseases: poliomyelitis, which can cause permanent sequelae such as paralysis; measles, which causes serious complications such as pneumonia, blindness and inflammation in the brain; and rubella, which can cause birth defects in children during pregnancy.
10 weeks are planned for the development of the campaign, a public health strategy both in Ecuador and in other countries in the region. To date, the vaccine application schedules are maintained in educational units and child care centers. Permanently, in health centers.
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However, in various educational centers cases of parents who are reluctant to allow their children to receive the vaccine or the reinforcement of these, alleging possible discomfort or adverse effects on their offspring.
The vaccination initiative against polio, measles and rubella was officially launched on May 2 in Guayaquil and It will end on July 9. According to the MSP, this will allow a healthy future for children in Ecuador
2023-05-19 18:31:53
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