Several Argentine provinces started today with the vaccination campaign pediatric anti-coronavirus for children between 6 months and 3 years, the only group that remained to be immunized in the territory. This was reported this Thursday by the head of the Nation’s Health portfolio, Carla Vizzotti.
“The pediatric serum is very important for our vaccination campaign national, since they can be started immunization schedules in our babies and children up to three years old, who were the only ones who needed to be protected”, remarked the Minister of Health.
Likewise, Vizzotti recommended that parents “take advantage of the vaccination schedule” to supply other mandatory sera to their children, given that “Modern drugs can be co-administered at the same time with other vaccines of the national schedule,” such as measles. , rubella and smallpox.
“Pediatric medications are safe and effective for minors. The inclusion of this group in the vaccination campaign It will help contain the contagion of coronavirus in the country”, emphasized the minister when making the start of the operation official at the national level.
Which provinces started with the campaign
According to Télam’s review, which cites sources from the Ministry of Health, the provinces that started with the health operation this Thursday is Corrientes, Córdoba, Chubut, Jujuy, Tucumán, Catamarca, Tierra del Fuego and Río Negro. While the jurisdictions of Mendoza and Salta will begin vaccinating their children tomorrow.
It is important to note that those fathers and mothers of families who have children between 6 months and 3 years old, may attend authorized health centers, hospitals and vaccination centers to inoculate their children without reserving a prior shift, although some localities of the country will apply the “door to door” immunization system.
For its part, in the Province of Buenos Aires, where it also started with the vaccination campaign Today, an electronic system has been established so that parents and representatives can request a turn to inoculate their children.
