“The Importance of Vaccination: National Vaccination Calendar and Target Groups”

The Ministry of Public Health reminds the community that vaccines are available in health centers, hospitals and public vaccination centers, the application of which is mandatory and free for people included in the different target groups of the National Vaccination Calendar.

It also informs the corresponding vaccines according to the different stages of life:

pregnant people

· Anti-influenza

Acellular bacterial triplet

Newly born

·         Hepatitis B

·         BCG (tuberculosis)

Up to 1 year of life

·         Rotavirus

quintuple

·         IPV inactivada

conjugated pneumococcus

Meningococcus

· Anti-influenza

·         Triple viral

·         Hepatitis A

Up to 2 years of life

quintuple

· Chickenpox

Meningococcus

· Anti-influenza

· Yellow fever

At 5 years of life

· Chickenpox

·         IPV inactivada

·         Triple viral

Acellular bacterial triplet

At 11 years of life

Acellular bacterial triplet

Meningococcus

HPV (human papillomavirus)

· Yellow fever

·         Triple viral

·         Hepatitis B

youth and adulthood

·         Doble viral o triple viral

Double bacterial

·         Hepatitis B

· Yellow fever

Argentine hemorrhagic fever

Over 65 years

pneumococcus

Double bacterial

· Anti-influenza

·         Hepatitis B

The head of the Immunization program, Adriana Juréhighlighted the importance of vaccines in the prevention of diseases, sequelae and death.

He also recalled that to request vaccines it is not necessary to have a medical order. “They only have to bring the vaccination card and the health personnel will inform them which vaccine is missing to complete the scheme and will advise them,” said the official.