Due to the recent notification of a case of measles in the neighboring province of Salta, the Ministry of Health of Jujuy reminded the population of the importance of verifying and completing vaccination schedules against measles in both pediatric and adult ages by attending the CAPS. close to home, while in the case of traveling abroad, the vaccine with a measles component must be applied at least 15 days before departure.
Due to the recent notification of a case of measles in the neighboring province of Salta, the Ministry of Health of Jujuy reminded the population of the importance of verifying and completing vaccination schedules against measles in both pediatric and adult ages by attending the CAPS. close to home, while in the case of traveling abroad, the vaccine with a measles component must be applied at least 15 days before departure.
Complete vaccination schedule according to the National Calendar
• From 12 months to 4 years of age: they must have one dose of triple viral vaccine
• People over 5 years of age, adolescents and adults born after 1965: they must have at least two doses of vaccine with a measles component applied after one year of age (double or triple viral) or have positive IgG serology for measles.
• People born before 1965 are considered immune and do not need to be vaccinated
For residents of Argentina traveling abroad
• Boys and girls from 6 to 11 months of age: must receive one dose of double viral or triple viral vaccine (“zero dose”). This dose does not count as a calendar vaccination schedule
• Boys and girls of 12 months: they must receive a dose corresponding to the calendar
• Boys and girls from 13 months to 4 years inclusive: they must have at least one dose of triple viral vaccine
• People over 5 years of age, adolescents and adults: they must prove at least two doses of vaccine with a measles component (monovalent, double or triple viral) applied after one year of age or confirm the presence of measles through a laboratory study. measles antibodies
• People born before 1965 are considered immune and should not be vaccinated
• Women: it is recommended to travel if they have at least two doses of vaccine with an anti-measles component (double or triple viral) applied after one year of age or confirm or certify with a laboratory study the presence of antibodies against measles. It is advisable to consider postponing and/or rescheduling the trip in pregnant women without a verifiable history of vaccination or without antibodies against measles, as well as in children under 6 months of age because they cannot receive the vaccine and are the most vulnerable group.
• The double or triple viral vaccine is contraindicated in children under 6 months, pregnant people and immunosuppressed people.
2024-01-25 01:03:00
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