Vaccination Scheme for Minors in Durango: Bridging the 20 Percent Lag and Achieving Complete Coverage

Vaccination Scheme for Minors in Durango: Bridging the 20 Percent Lag and Achieving Complete Coverage

In the vaccination scheme for minors there was a 20 percent lag, this due to the fact that in previous years there was a shortage of biologicals, however a strategy was carried out last year to be able to reach said population and complete it, indicated the head of the Durango Health Secretariat (SSD), Irasema … Read more

National Epidemiological Surveillance Network: Renave and Conjugate Vaccine Against Pneumococcus

National Epidemiological Surveillance Network: Renave and Conjugate Vaccine Against Pneumococcus

The national epidemiological surveillance network (Renave) collects between 3,000 and 4,000 cases per year, the majority among children under five years of age. The Balearic Islands Government Council has authorized the contracting of the supply of the 20-serotype conjugate vaccine against pneumococcus for the years 2023 and 2024, for an estimated value of 3.2 million … Read more

Vaccination Campaign and Search in Viacha to Combat Suspected Human Rabies Outbreak

Vaccination Campaign and Search in Viacha to Combat Suspected Human Rabies Outbreak

The director of the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) of La Paz, Prisley Riveros, reported that, as a result of the suspected case of human rabies detected this month, a vaccination campaign and a search are currently being carried out in the town of Viacha, where the the patient who allegedly suffers from the disease. Riveros … Read more

The Red Cross Collaborates with Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce in Vaccination Efforts for Disease Prevention and Health Care

The Red Cross Collaborates with Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce in Vaccination Efforts for Disease Prevention and Health Care

The president of the organization explained that the agreement with the Red Cross means collaboration with a social sense With the aim of preventing viruses and diseases and supporting health care, the Red Cross opened the second international vaccination module at the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce. Miguel Ángel Domínguez, delegate of the Red Cross, said … Read more

Provincial Organ Donor Day Commemorates the Legacy of Father Carlos Hardoy

Provincial Organ Donor Day Commemorates the Legacy of Father Carlos Hardoy

July 14, 2023 – 12:24 pm As every year, July 16 marks the Provincial Organ Donor Day, alluding to the first multi-organ ablation that took place in 1996 in the town of Eldorado. Missions; to Father Carlos Hardoy. The objective of this day is to value the act of solidarity and love of Father Carlos … Read more

Preventive Medicine Unit Launches Active Recruitment Campaign for Patients at Risk of Herpes Zoster Infection

Preventive Medicine Unit Launches Active Recruitment Campaign for Patients at Risk of Herpes Zoster Infection

The Preventive Medicine Unit of the Hospital de Jerez has launched an active recruitment campaign for patients at risk of developing infection with this virus. Herpes zoster, colloquially called ‘culverin’caused by the varicella-zoster virus, is the cause of disabling disease, especially in immunosuppressed people and people over 60 years of age. The instructions of the … Read more

July Vaccination Campaign: Where to Get Vaccinated Against Influenza and Who is Eligible for a Free Flu Shot

July Vaccination Campaign: Where to Get Vaccinated Against Influenza and Who is Eligible for a Free Flu Shot

This month of July continues the vaccination campaign of the Ministry of Health (Minsal) against influenzaone of the most common respiratory viruses during winter. Where to get vaccinated against influenza? The Minsal has a online map indicating where the active vaccination points of each commune are. To review it, enter HERE. You can also consult … Read more

Rising Flu Vaccination Rates and Expanded Coverage in Bolivia

Rising Flu Vaccination Rates and Expanded Coverage in Bolivia

Vaccination against influenza rose 30 percent compared to last week, after expanding coverage to all groups, reported the national head of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), Max Enríquez. Vaccination against influenza was initially directed at risk groups and children under five years of age; In April, coverage was extended to 12 years of age, and … Read more

Intensive Hexavalent and Basic Vaccination Schedule in Campeche Municipality

Intensive Hexavalent and Basic Vaccination Schedule in Campeche Municipality

Campeche > Society Gabriel Graniel Herrera 07/05/2023 | Saint Francis of Campeche Through a squad of vaccinators from Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 3, which visits communities in the municipalities of Carmen and Palizada, the intensive Hexavalent vaccine day is carried out, which protects children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough , poliomyelitis, hemophilus influenzae type B and … Read more

The Importance of Shingles and Pneumonia Vaccinations for Individuals Over 50 Years Old

The Importance of Shingles and Pneumonia Vaccinations for Individuals Over 50 Years Old

If you have shingles, get vaccinated 6 months to 1 year after acute symptoms Pneumococcal vaccine, each vaccine should be given over a sufficient period of time If you are over 50 years old, it is good to prevent diseases by getting vaccinated against shingles and pneumonia (Photo = Clip Art Korea). Vaccinations are recommended … Read more