As of this Wednesday, February 1, vaccination against yellow fever began for all those who travel to a risk area. Vaccination will be carried out at the Dr Ramón Carrillo Municipal Institute of Preventive Medicine (ex-Quilmes Clinic) located at Islas Malvinas 801 and Torcuato de Alvear, Quilmes Oeste.
The Municipal Secretary of Health, Jonathan Confinoassured: “Re-vaccinating against yellow fever in Quilmes represents a growth in health benefits and will benefit neighbors who need to be vaccinated without having to travel to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.”
Vaccination is free and is applied without shift every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dr Ramón Carrillo Municipal Institute of Preventive Medicine. Those who attend must present themselves with ID without the need to prove proof of travel or passage to the interior or exterior of the country. In the event that the person who requires vaccination does not reside in the District, the vaccine may also be applied at our municipal vaccination center.
A single dose of the vaccine is sufficient to confer lifelong immunity and protection, without the need for a booster dose. It is applied only to those people who travel to a risk area or to a country that requires the vaccine to enter it. Here you can consult the list of countries that request it as a requirement: https://bancos.salud.gob.ar/recurso/fiebre-amarilla-paises-y-zonas-de-riesgo
People with any of the following contraindications should not receive the vaccine: allergy to vaccine components (chicken eggs and their derivatives and antibiotics such as neomycin and kanamycin); children under 6 months;
people with immunodeficiencies; pregnant women and people over 60 years of age.
If the trip cannot be postponed, a doctor must evaluate the advisability of indicating the vaccination and issue a medical order to receive the vaccine.
As for yellow fever, it is an acute, hemorrhagic viral disease, transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Once the virus is contracted and the incubation period of 3 to 6 days has passed, it usually causes fever, myalgia with severe back pain, headaches, chills, loss of appetite, and nausea or vomiting. The treatment consists of alleviating the symptoms and maintaining the well-being of the patient, which is why it is so important to get vaccinated on time.
For more information or queries, you can call 0800-999-5656 Community Service of the Municipality of Quilmes.
