The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare together with Punto Farma launch the immunization campaign “Vaccinating your children, we all win”, through which, Starting today, February 17, every Friday from 12:00 to 18:00, five branches of this pharmacy will apply regular immunization schedule vaccines to boys and girls. It is important to present the vaccination booklet and identity card of the minor.
The branches of Punto Farma, in the Central department, where the vaccination will be carried out, are:
– Saint Lawrence.
– Luke.
– Fernando de la Mora.
– Lambaré.
– Itauguá.
For this purpose, the vaccination brigades of the XI Sanitary Region – Central will be in the premises, on the day and time mentioned. This action is due to the confirmation of the measles case in the country, added to several other suspects.
The health portfolio, through the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), insists on vaccinating children against measles, a highly contagious and dangerous disease, as well as the others established in the country’s regular vaccination schedule, one of the best and most complete in the region.
new scheme
As a strategy to increase the protection of boys and girls in less time, a change was made in the vaccination scheme, it is the triple viral vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella), which is applied, as usual, the first dose at 12 months of life, and in the new update the second dose is brought forward at 18 months.
The new vaccination scheme for the triple viral vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) is carried out as follows:
• The boy or girl should receive their first dose of the MMR vaccine at 12 months of age and the second dose at 18 months. This modification applies to those born in August 2021.
• Children 18 months or older with a history of vaccination, administer two doses with a minimum interval of 1 month between doses.
• Similarly, parents of children 18 months and older pending receiving the second dose should bring them to the vaccination center in order to complete their scheme.
Measles: symptoms and care
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases, it can be transmitted through coughing and sneezing. People can get it by breathing air contaminated with the virus or if they touch a contaminated surface and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth, it mainly affects children and unvaccinated people, it can get complicated and cause pneumonia, infection of the brain and death.
In case of fever and red spots, which may be accompanied by respiratory symptoms and conjunctivitis, you should go to a health center. The symptoms that should also attract attention are: coryza (runny nose), cough and rash. Health personnel will report the symptoms and the case will be investigated.
