The Ministry of Health of the province of Buenos Aires announced that, as of October 1, a new campaign of vaccination against measles, rubella, mumps and polio.
As detailed by the agency, the vaccination It is aimed at children between 1 and 4 years old who will also receive an extra dose of Triple Viral. For this reason, the ministry invites all parents to take their children to immunize.
During the campaign of vaccination which has the motto “let’s get vaccinated”, 1,800 vaccinations will be available throughout the province; In addition, close to 200 health posts will be added. vaccinationin which the coronavirus vaccine is currently applied.
The calendar for the application of vaccines against measles, rubella, mumps and polio will begin on October 1 and end on November 15, for which 908 thousand vaccines will be available.
The Health portfolio detailed: “the objective of the campaign is to maintain the elimination that was achieved in the country of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome and poliomyelitis.”
This, given that these diseases are highly contagious and, in many cases, serious; however, they can be prevented with free and compulsory vaccinations, which will be available at all vaccination centers in Buenos Aires.
For this reason, in this new campaign strategies of vaccination in kindergartens and other institutions where boys and girls go, and Emphasis will be placed on the importance of completing the schedules of the National Vaccination Calendar.
Nicolás Kreplak asked to take care of the little ones
As an invitation to attend the campaign of inoculation beginning next month, the Minister of Health of the province of Buenos Aires insisted that all citizens must make an effort to take care of the smallest of these diseases.
“As of October 1, we are going to get vaccinated! This year, let’s take care of the little ones with an extra dose of the triple viral vaccine and against polio,” the president wrote on his Twitter account.
