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“Health personnel to immunize under 5 children in high-risk areas of Arequipa against polio and measles”

The vaccination campaign will initially be carried out in the provinces where the largest number of unvaccinated children are registered, such as Arequipa, Caylloma, Islay and others.ANDINA/Diffusion

Health personnel will carry out a “house-to-house sanitary sweep” in Arequipa in the coming days, with the purpose of immunizing children under five years of age against polio and measles, reported the Regional Health Management (Geresa).

La Geresa adopted the measure by virtue of the supreme decree that included the Arequipa region within the twelve regions of the country at high risk of outbreak of both diseases.

The person in charge of the Geresa immunization area, Giovanna Valdivia, reported that there is a gap of more than 45 thousand children who did not receive the polio and measles vaccineso it is necessary to reverse this situation.

The official explained that the number of unimmunized children in the Arequipa region is due to the fact that During the three years of the pandemic, the vaccination scheme was not complied with due to the health problem that was experienced in the country and the world.

At the same time, he said that the The vaccination campaign will initially be carried out in the provinces where the largest number of unvaccinated children are registered, such as Arequipa, Caylloma, Islay and others.

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Published: 5/28/2023



2023-05-28 20:15:09
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