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Registration begins to access the dengue vaccine

As part of the strategy made by the Ministry of Health to avoid morbidity and mortality due to Dengue, starting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13, registration for vaccination will begin. In the first phase, people born between 1975 and 1984 inclusive, residents of the capital, will receive the vaccine with a designated movement.

To get an appointment, you must fill out the form in the Online Appointment System of the public bodies of the province, which is available at: http://turnos-vacunacion.catamarca.gob.ar/.

The possible vaccination nodes for Qdenga vaccination are: Hospital San Juan Bautista, Children’s Hospital Eva Perón, Regional Maternity 25 de Mayo, CAPS Edgardo Acuña, CAPS Carlos Bravo and Centro Sanitario Valle Chico.

In the coming days, a Regional Vaccination Campaign against Dengue will begin, targeting people between 20 and 49 years without medical coverage, residents in the regions with the highest incidence.

The purpose of the campaign is to vaccinate the target population, to reduce morbidity and mortality due to Dengue in Catamarca.

Training

Among the pre-vaccination activities, the human resources of the Expanded Program on Immunization (PAI) and the vaccine representatives of Program Areas No. 1, No. 2, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8, to train the specifications of the Qdenga vaccine.

It was carried out by the Takeda Laboratory, the manufacturer of the vaccine, and discussed scientific evidence, vaccine composition, presentation, concentration, repositioning and adverse effects.

2024-08-12 22:01:07
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