The announcement was made by the head of Public Health, Karina Rando, after finalizing the agreement on Monday the 10th with President Luis Lacalle Pou.
The influenza vaccination plan will be carried out by risk segment, it will begin on April 18 and will have 700,000 vaccines. On the other hand, the minister urged the population to control possible symptoms of dengue.
Rando, who participated in the agreement together with the undersecretary of the portfolio, José Luis Satdjian, explained that flu vaccination will be carried out “as usual, in a prioritized and stratified manner, starting with the highest risk groups.”
The campaign of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) will begin on Tuesday, April 18, with people over 65 years of age, those who are in long-stay establishments for the elderly, users of the shelters of the Ministry of Social Development ( Mides), pregnant and postpartum women, detailed the hierarch.
A second stage will focus on children between 6 months and 5 years old, and the third, on the general population. In this last instance, “you can go directly to the vaccination center without a prior schedule,” she said.
He also reported that 700,000 vaccines will be available for the 2023 flu campaign.
Prevention of dengue, chikungunya and zika
Rando said that other issues were discussed at the meeting, among which he recalled that the MSP carries out epidemiological surveillance in certain parts of the country where the vector is found. aedes aegypti.
In this sense, he recommended that Uruguayans who returned from abroad after Tourism Week control symptoms such as high fever and headaches or pain in the body for at least 15 days and, if they occur, consult for make a timely diagnosis.
