During the first year of the pandemic COVID-19 there was a shortage of vaccines included in the vaccination program, so some families had to cover the cost of the doses and others could not apply them to their children.
According to the Ministry of Health, the vaccines necessary for the entire vaccination scheme are currently available, so it is urgent that the doses be applied to minors who are not in compliance with them. This was acknowledged by the head of the agency, Gerardo Díaz Morales there was a shortage of vaccines in healthcare spaces, however, he said doses were being distributed this year. He said the dose of TDP was missing; however, this month it will come to make it available to the population.
“We have all the organics, there was one that hadn’t arrived, which is the TDP, but it arrived this month, with that we have everything andthe organic for universal vaccination”, exposed. He assured that there are even more than 90% complete vaccination schemes. “For universal vaccination we have all the organic, we had pending with the organic that we replaced with the pentavalent, but we already have the doses we need“, commented.
According to the pediatrician Maydeli Rosado Martinez It is essential that minors have the complete vaccination schedule, in order to avoid the presence of diseases that could put your life at risk.
He said when, after experiencing a shortage, there were new disease outbreaks that they didn’t even have a presence anymore. “Not only is it Covid, we also have outbreaks of children with rotavirus, now we are starting to see measles, which no longer existed, diseases that had decreased the incidence or had been eradicated”. squeeze.
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The fathers and mothers of families which had to cover the payment of vaccines that were missing in health centers and outpatient clinics They paid as much as 1,800 or 2,700 pesos for a shot. In particular, vaccines are applied by pediatricians, as professionals specialized in the care of minors.
How much do vaccines cost for minors?
Although vaccine costs can vary, vaccine prices can range from 700 to 2,100 pesos, depending on the dose involved. The dose of BCG Tuberculosis costs 700 pesos. The one for Pneumococcus, Hepatitis B and triple viral SRP (Measles, Rubella, Mumps) costs one thousand pesos.
DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus) has a market cost of 1,100 pesos. Hepatitis A vaccine is offered for 1,200 pesos and chicken pox vaccine for 1,500 pesos. The pentavalent dose (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio and influenza type B infections) is priced at 1,500 pesos. The Rotavirus vaccine (Rotateq and Rotarix) is managed at the cost of 1,600 pesos and the Hexavalent one (Pentavalent + Hepatitis B) is priced at 1,800 pesos.
