The Government of the City, taking advantage of the national guidelines of the Ministry of Health, called: “Update day, search for those susceptible to the Expanded Immunization Program” and Change of the National Vaccination Scheme reinforcements 18 months and 5 years, announces the scope of this guideline and how it will be applied in Pereira. Ana Yolima Sánchez Gutiérrez, Secretary of Public Health and Social Security of Pereira indicated: “The changes issued by the Ministry of Health for the year 2023 in the vaccination scheme refer to the fact that the Triple Viral vaccine, which was previously applied to 5 years, from this 2023, will be applied to 18 months.
That is to say: Children who already turned 18 months old before January 1, 2023, will be given the vaccine at 5 years of age. However, for babies who turn 18 months from January 1, 2023 onwards, the Triple Viral vaccine will be applied at 18 months. In addition, the Ministry of Health tells us that the pentavalent vaccine will be applied as the first booster at 18 months, replacing the DPT”. In this sense, he highlighted that in addition, in April 2023, within the framework of the National Vaccination Day of the Americas, there will be a change in the booster dose of the 5-year polio vaccine, which will go from being oral to injectable administration.
In the context of the above, the health leader stressed that the pentavalent or quintuple dose is the vaccine that protects against five diseases: Diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenza type b. “Remember that the requirements to access the vaccination included in the PAI are: that the minor attend with an adult; carry identity document of the minor and the adult; present a vaccination card and most importantly: this is the greatest act of love with our little ones and it is FREE”, added Sánchez Gutiérrez. 2022 FIGURES Regarding the coverage figures with which the municipality of Pereira closed 2022 according to the biological tracer, third doses of pentavalent in children under one year of age, it was 90.1%, equivalent to 4,203 doses administered.
In this regard, he stressed that the vaccinating IPS where minors can go to receive their respective doses are: • IDIME MAYORCA. • IDIME THE ELVIRA. • COMMITTEE. • FAMILY CENTER. • KENNEDY HOSPITAL. • DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL. • SAN JOAQUIN HOSPITAL. • POLICE HEALTH SECTION. • SECTIONAL HEALTH BATALLION. • IPS COLSUBSIDIO. • IPS VIRREY SOLIS THE LAKE. • COLSUBSIDE AV. AUGUST 30TH. • COLSUBSIDIO PINARES IPS PARTICULAR • REVIVAMOS FOUNDATION. • PROFESSIONAL VACCINATION. • RED CROSS.
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The priority of the City Government is to maintain and increase coverage during this 2023, guaranteeing vaccination without barriers in Pereira, continue through the ESE Salud Pereira touring educational institutions, community homes, ICBF, the jail, attending to the requests of the community in general and guaranteeing full access.
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Publication date 01/19/2023
Last modification 01/19/2023
