What you should know An increase in whooping cough cases, particularly in children, has prompted a health alert in one New York county. Whooping cough cases have increased in Sullivan County. Whooping cough has the potential to cause serious illness to people of all ages, but especially babies. NEW YORK — An increase in whooping … Read more
Find out which vaccines should be administered to minors and when, according to the Expanded Program on Immunization. The doses are available free of charge in the city’s first and second level health centers. BCG, applied to newborns from 2,000 grams in weight, prevents severe forms of tuberculosis. Pentavalent, it is divided into five doses … Read more
BY Teletica.com Editorial | August 10, 2023, 8:22 AM commercial content Whooping cough is a serious infection of the upper respiratory tract and lungs. It produces symptoms similar to the common cold and causes a persistent spasmodic cough. Despite the fact that, in our country, the whooping cough vaccine is part of the national vaccination … Read more
This Monday, July 31, the medical brigades of the Ministry of Health will begin a raking to combat coqueluche in Santa Cruz. The actions include the vaccination and epidemiological surveillance in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, District 1 of the municipality of La Guardia, and in the communities of Pozo del Tigre and Tunas de … Read more
At the proposal of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, headed by Minister Nabila Benzina, the Governing Council has authorized this Tuesday the extension, for a period of one year, of the Framework Agreement with the Ministry of Health for the acquisition of vaccines. In this way, explained the Government spokesman, Alejandro RamÃrez, at … Read more