Gabriel Graniel Herrera
07/05/2023 | Saint Francis of Campeche
Through a squad of vaccinators from Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 3, which visits communities in the municipalities of Carmen and Palizada, the intensive Hexavalent vaccine day is carried out, which protects children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough , poliomyelitis, hemophilus influenzae type B and hepatitis B. 2 thousand 61 doses of the biological have been applied.
The head of Nursing at JSN3, Adriana Jiménez Montejo, reported that this day has also made it possible to advance in the application of 185 doses of BCG, which protects children under one year of age against tuberculosis; 189 of hepatitis B, 360 doses against rotavirus in children from 2 to 6 months, and 793 of pneumococcus in older adults and children from 2 to 18 months.
“We have a sufficient supply of free vaccines in our health centers, mobile medical units, and hospitals, so that no one has their basic vaccination schedule incomplete,” he continued.
He added that in the same way, 596 doses of SRP have been applied to children under 1 year, 18 months and six years of age to protect them against measles, rubella and mumps. Regarding the DPT vaccine, 290 children under four years of age were immunized, protecting them from diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus.
“A breakthrough of 1,441 doses of the TD vaccine was achieved in people over 15 years of age, which protects against tetanus and diphtheria. While through the TDPA biological, for protection against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough, 146 pregnant women were immunized”, concluded Jiménez Montejo.
Editing: Estefania Cardeña
2023-07-05 23:05:32
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