Behind him Historic outbreak of dengue in the countrywhich left a balance of 556,820 infected and 404 deathsthe government of the Province of Buenos Aires announced a vaccination campaign against the diseaseIt will begin in October and will aim to inoculate a target population.
The Buenos Aires administration confirmed the purchase of 500 thousand doses of vaccines to combat the disease and reduce severe cases of it. The campaign will be available to residents in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA).
What requirements do I need to receive the Dengue vaccine and how to register?
The Minister of Health of PBA, Nicolás Kreplak, and the governor of the province, Axel Kicillof, confirmed the start of the vaccination campaign against Dengue. Since the The Buenos Aires administration detailed the requirements for vaccination.
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In this way, the first to receive doses will be those who contracted the disease between 2023 and 2024 and who are in the age range of 15 to 59 years. In addition, interested parties must be residents of the AMBA.
The 80,000 people that they comply with these three requirements They will receive the invitation to get vaccinated at the vaccination center closest to their home for free. Likewise, registration will be enabled through Mi Salud Digital for those who meet the aforementioned criteria and do not receive the call to be vaccinated, as well as for citizens who have previously contracted the disease and meet the conditions, but who live in the interior of Buenos Aires.
When will the vaccination campaign against Dengue begin?
“In October we will launch the campaign and when we launch by messages, We will open registration for those who had dengue fever and in October November we can give the second dose“, he detailed regarding the vaccination campaign schedule.
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The Qdenga vaccine costs approximately $90,000 per dose.
In addition to free vaccination for the target population, the PBA administration assured that the Social Work of the Province of Buenos Aires (A LOT) will provide coverage for residents of Buenos Aires who want to be inoculated. The Qdenga vaccine has a retail price of around $90.000plus the application. With the discount from the social work, the same will cost $62,000 and the application will be free.
Thus, those who are interested in getting vaccinated will be able to access, Starting in Octoberto the IOMA website to check which spaces are participating in the discount. In total, there will be more than 2000 pharmacies that offer the benefit for users of social work.