This Saturday, July 30, a vaccination day against 20 diseases will be held in Bogotá

The Mayor’s Office of Bogotá reported that this Saturday, July 30, it will hold a “Great Vaccination Day” against more than 20 diseases for free, through which it seeks to reduce the risk of possible contagion of covid-19 or diseases such as diphtheria. , measles or poliomyelitis that, despite not registering cases in the country, its presence has been identified in the United States, Venezuela and Brazil.

The Ministry of Health announced that more than 200 points will be set up in different locations in the capital and another 36 located in shopping centers or areas with a high influx of people, in which vaccines against influenza, hepatitis A and B, tuberculosis will be offered. meningeal, whooping cough, tetanus, rotavirus diarrhea, pneumococcus, mumps, rubella, yellow fever, among others.

“The Health entity clarified that currently 15,526 babies under 1 year old, 19,267 one-year-old girls and boys, 11,849 five-year-olds and 376,861 children between 1 and 10 years of age, are pending to start or complete their vaccination schedule, which generates a high risk of having reemergence of diseases that are currently under control”, said the district administration.

In turn, he explained that this scheme also includes the vaccine against covid-19, which is already enabled from the age of three, which is why he reiterated his call for the application of booster doses to avoid death in In the event of becoming infected with the virus or becoming seriously ill, in the same way, he pointed out that the second booster has already been authorized for people over 50 years of age, or people between 18 and 49 who have risk factors.

Similarly, the Ministry of Health pointed out that the PCV13 pneumococcal vaccine is being applied to newborns, which has protection against 13 serotypes of the bacteria and also against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which prevents cancer. of the cervix and has two free doses for minors between the ages of nine and 17.

During this day the teams will tour the neighborhoods of San Bernardino, in Bosa; South Chicó, in Usme; Unite, in Engativá; Island of the Sun, in Tunjuelito; and the Perdomo in Ciudad Bolívar; with which it is sought to protect minors against different diseases; However, the local administration clarified that if the dose against the coronavirus was applied, they must wait 14 days to go for the vaccines of the permanent scheme.

“The measles It is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects children and can cause severe health problems, including severe diarrhea, ear infections, blindness, pneumonia, and encephalitis (swelling of the brain). Some of these complications can lead to death. For its part, polio is a contagious viral disease that, in its most serious form, causes nerve damage that can even cause paralysis, difficulty breathing or death.”, indicated the secretariat.

Finally, he pointed out that diphtheria is a bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, and argued that in advanced stages it can damage vital organs such as the kidneys, heart and nervous system.

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