The Ministry of Public health began this Tuesday the process of Vaccination against cholera in schools in the La Zurza sectorin the National District, the first town in the country where the spread of this bacterial disease was focused and which, so far, maintains a 22-day streak without positive cases being reported in this neighborhood.
According to the director of Area IV of Public health, jesus suardiwill be applied close to 1,300 dosesincluding 1,032 children and the rest distributed among teaching and administrative staff.
Suardí commented that the schools chosen were the school Aída Cartagena Portalatín, Fe y Alegría and the Molac Study Center.
For taking the oral vaccine in minors, parental consent will be requested.
“We started first with the teaching and administrative staff, tomorrow (today) we will continue with the children,” explained the doctor.
Suardí indicated that the Health personnel maintain the work of education, prevention and assistance in the area and that, in addition, the school campuses continue with the vaccination against him anger on the Mobile tent installed in the La Zurza play area and in the Moscoso Puello Hospital.
hospital admissions
For her part, the director of Hospital Centers of the National Health Service, Jocasta Larareported that eight patients with suspected cholera They remain hospitalized awaiting the results that report, or not, their positivity status.
Six of the patients are receiving care at the Felix Maria Goico Hospital, one in the Moscoso Puello and another in the El Admiral Municipal Hospital.
“We do not have pediatric (patients) admitted,” Lara said.
To date, the authorities of Public health they have confirmed 43 positive cases of cholera in the country and no deaths from the disease.
