The Regional Health Directorate, through the Tacna Health Network, will include 4,054 people during Immunization Week in America, which began this Saturday, April 20, and will run through April 27 in all health facilities there the Tacna area. The day started in the Ciudad Nueva area.
During those days, more than 400 vaccination groups travel from house to house, educational institutions, plazas, etc. under the authority of each health center. On vaccination day, 2,243 children under the age of five who have not yet completed their vaccination schedule will be protected. Similarly, 1,811 people over 5 years will receive the vaccine.
Also, vaccines against the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) will be given to children and young people of both sexes between the ages of 9 and 18, who have not received doses of this vaccine before. People over the age of 60 are also protected from the flu and pneumococcus vaccine.
Likewise, pregnant women are vaccinated against hepatitis, diphtheria and tetanus. In total, the regular vaccination schedule includes 18 vaccines that protect against more than 28 diseases in all age groups. For this reason, the Tacneño population is urged to go during SVA to the center closest to their home to apply the vaccine required from their schedule.
2024-04-20 16:43:48
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