The Ministry of Education (Minedu) reported that it will promote, during the 2023 school year, the vaccination of students against covid-19, especially in the regions of the country because the application of the second and third doses is progressing slowly.
The goal is for girls, boys and adolescents to complete their vaccination scheme to prevent them from experiencing acute symptoms of the disease in the face of the possibility of catching it, the institution specified.
In this regard, he indicated that minors in the population range from 5 to 11 years old and from 12 to 17 years old must have their three vaccinations completed, as provided by the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
As to girls and boys 5 to 11 years old, only 16.69% have completed their third dose. According to the National Repository of Health Information (Reunis) of the Minsa, the regions with low coverage are: Puno (3.19%), Madre de Dios (4.13%), Arequipa (7%), Ucayali (7%), Tacna ( 7.09%), Moquegua (8.28%) and Cusco (8.41%).
On the other hand, the vaccination of girls, boys and adolescents between 12 and 17 years old, only 44.10% completed the three doses.
The Minedu and the Minsa have been training managers from all over the country with technical assistance to sensitize the families of their students to accompany the minors to the health establishments so that they receive the dose that corresponds to them.
Likewise, they seek that the directors and directors inform the families about the need for authorize the vaccination of girls, boys and adolescents by signing the informed consent form.
HPV vaccine
It’s 2023, at Vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which consists of 2 doses, will also be applied to 790,000 girls and children in the fifth grade of primary school, in prevention of at least 8 types of cancer, including cervical cancer, one of the most frequent and dangerous in the country.
For the HPV vaccine, the mother, father, caregiver or caregiver is also required to sign the informed consent formprior to the day of vaccination established by the educational institution and the health establishment.
To learn more about the importance of vaccinating students, you can participate on Monday, February 20, at 11:00 am, in the Minedu webinar “Good Start to the School Year: 2023 vaccination for students and the educational community.”
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