“Government of Lorena Cuéllar Urges Urgent Use of Expiring Vaccines Identified in Panotla”

Government of Lorena Cuéllar has vaccines about to expire; SESA identified in Panotla

May 25 – 2023

By Jose Luis Ahuactzin

These are the Hexavalent vaccines against Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hemphilium, Hepatitis B and Poliomyelitis, as well as the DPT vaccine against Diphtheria and Tetanus, which are about to be prescribed as the expiration date is June 2023. .

These bottles contain 10 doses each, and at the moment the Ministry of Health (SESA) asked workers in the sector for urgent application to prevent their destruction or throw them away.

Regarding batch 282100188 with expiration in June of this year, it is from the DPT vaccine located in the community of Temezontla, Panotla.

Meanwhile, the second one identified is the Hexavalent, Dtpa+Vip+Hib+Hb, with the trade name Hexacima, under lot U3LO5, it was located in Tezoquipan, in the same municipality.

Derived from the proximity to expire, sources consulted indicated that, by instructions from the SESA, it is its urgent application to avoid its next disposal.