The Ministry of Health and Population said that the vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis Which was launched two days ago is considered one of the most important campaigns and is completely different from its predecessor.-
The Ministry of Health and Population added that there are 3 types of poliovirus, and in Egypt starting from the beginning of 2016 and before the whole world, children are vaccinated against only two types of poliovirus, the first and third types.
And she continued: “The second type had disappeared from the world in the nineties, but 1150 confirmed cases of polio of the second type appeared in the world, and she said: In children who were born in 2016, they did not receive vaccination against the second type of poliovirus, and therefore it was added to vaccinations.” Children compulsory from 2018 but parenterally.
The Ministry of Health continued: Currently, two oral vaccination campaigns have been launched for type D virus (type 2), and the interval between the two campaigns will be a month, and those who received the vaccination in the first campaign will receive it in the second campaign.
The national campaign for vaccination was launched against Poliomyelitis For Egyptians and non-Egyptians “residing in the land of Egypt”, from the age of one to five years, free of charge for a period of 4 days, during the period from Sunday, February 28, and ends tomorrow, Wednesday, March 3..–
The campaign includes children from 1 day to 5 years old with oral drops, provided that vaccinations are available in health units and centers in Sabin monovalent Type 2.
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