“We have not found a good reception from some parents”

Iparraguirre explained that the health authorities have decided to extend the vaccination campaign for children up to 4 years old, and stressed to LA VOZ DE TANDIL that “it is similar to what has been done on other occasions, which is a triple viral reinforcement campaign and polio. These actions are carried out every 4 years, have great planning and the main objective is to keep us as a region free from indigenous measles”.

The doctor underlined that “in our country we have not had documentation of autochthonous cases for more than 20 years, we have a WHO certificate which declares us a country free from autochthonous measles. Brazil, for example, lost this certificate several years ago. “

In this sense, he recalled that the triple viral and polio vaccination is part of the national vaccination calendar, therefore it is mandatory.

“Maybe what happened is that this campaign is a bit attached to the Covid one and people were confused about some terms regarding the obligation. The covid vaccine is optional, but the ones that are part of the calendar are free, official and mandatory “, he analyzed.

He also warned that “today we do not have indigenous cases, but we have the epidemiological conditions for there to be indigenous cases. What happened in Brazil, there are conditions for it to happen here. We can lose our certificate and have measles outbreaks again in the our country and the most affected population is that of children under 6 years of age”.

In this sense, he also clarified that “measles is a trivial disease when children have completed vaccination programs, but when this does not happen, without adequate coverage and without adequate antibodies to deal with this pathology, it is not a trivial disease”. .

Iparraguirre also revealed that “this campaign is not accidental or a whim of the ministries, but it is being done now because it is appropriate, because 4 years have passed and we have the conditions for a measles epidemic to occur”.

In this regard, the global movement of people that will cause the upcoming World Cup in Qatar is estimated to be a factor that could trigger measles outbreaks in various locations.

Possible case of measles in Pinamar

The official of the provincial Ministry of Health commented that “in Region VIII possible cases are being followed with great attention, with a 4-year-old girl, in Pinamar, who is under study. We do not want to bring fear, because fear is not a good ally of health strategies, but yes, awareness: at this point, of the almost 6,000 children we were targeting in Tandil, 2,500 are missing. This is why the decision by the Ministry authorities to extend the vaccination campaign to 11 from December “.

In this context, since the launch of the campaign, the teams have been present in various cultural and sporting events, public squares and parks, and also in schools.

In this sense, the professional regretted the fact that “in many schools we have not found a good reception from parents, unlike what has happened historically. This is the product of the infodemic, which has left sequels. They are sequels of the pandemic that we must correct in order to resume this tradition where our children came to vaccinate at school and for the parents that day was a holiday, for this reason we ask for the awareness of parents, mothers and guardians, so that they can help us continue to be a country free of native measles”.