(CRHoy.com) The application of the pediatric vaccine for children between 5 and 11 years old it will officially start this January 11 .
The first group to be vaccinated will be the minors between the ages of 5 and 11.
However, the authorities reported that those children – regardless of their age -, with Down Syndrome or Tuberculosis can be injected at any vaccination starting tomorrow.
In addition, those who have high-risk diseases will be called by the medical centers where they have control to be inoculated.
The National Commission for Vaccination and Epidemiology made known the pathologies that are considered risk factors. These are:
- Cancer
- Sickle cell disease.
- Heart disease
- Child brain paralysis.
- Myelomeningocele
- Hypertension.
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes.
In addition, they are also mentioned: cystic fibrosis, severe asthma (hospital control), oxygen dependent, tracheostomized, patients with primary immunodeficiencies, rheumatic autoimmune disease (juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile dermatomyositis, lupus, systemic sclerosis, vasculitis), HIV infection and beneficiaries organ transplants.
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