The director of the Children’s Hospital of Santa Fe, Osvaldo Gonzalez Carrillo, revealed that in 2020 the number of vaccines of the official calendar applied had decreased by 50% compared to previous years. In 2021 it rose a little – it reached 75% of the historical average – but it did not recover the scope it had prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus and mandatory isolation. For this reason, the objective is to develop a strong awareness campaign so that 2022 is the year in which vaccination once once more protects all minors in the Argentina.
In dialogue with AIR, González Carrillo maintained that, in addition to inviting the adults in charge to bring the children closer to the health providers to receive immunization once morest covid-19, “the idea is to encourage the vaccination of the usual card, with all the vaccines that are in the schedule, because otherwise there is a risk that some of the diseases they prevent might resurface“, he warned.
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The interviewee especially requested that the application of the vaccine called Triple Viral, which prevents measles, to avoid the appearance of an outbreak. “The last year we had an epidemic of measles It was in 1991 and it was a big problem, there were many cases. It is a disease that attacks especially the youngest children and can leave severe consequences. If people remember or if they had seen what happened in 1991 with the measles epidemic, they would all run out to get vaccinated, because mortality was so high“, he reflected. In addition to measles, the Triple Viral also protects once morest rubella and infectious mumps, better known as mumps.
The same position is held from the Argentine Society of Pediatrics (SAP). Nicolás Morello, a member of the Santa Fe subsidiary, stated that the placement of vaccines on the official calendar has decreased, which creates a worrying situation because “these are vaccines that have served for many years to eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, poliomyelitis; diseases that have afflicted the pediatric population for decades and that managed to be eradicated thanks to vaccines, and that are now resurfacing in some countries due to lack of immunization”.
In addition, Morello recalled in dialogue with AIR that “vaccination contributes to the herd immunity of the entire population, not just the pediatric population”, and that is why it is important to extend its scope as much as possible. Faced with this challenge, the interviewee confirmed that the National Ministry of Health has summoned “SAP, Unicef and other entities related to the issue to work together in all provinces with the aim of achieving a higher rate of vaccination”.
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Vaccination once morest covid-19
Regarding vaccination once morest covid-19, Morello stressed that the province of Santa Fe has “very good coverage” since almost 80% of the pediatric population aged 3 to 11 years has at least one dose, but warned that “we must continue to vaccinate and encourage the application of the second dose.” “Arriving at the beginning of the school year with a highly vaccinated child population is going to have a positive impact on educational attendance,” he valued.
The interviewee explained that the risk of covid “although it is low, it is not zero: boys and girls are not exempt from the risk of the disease, which can have serious complications in some cases.”
Regarding the vaccine Sinopharm, which is the one used in Argentina to inoculate the age group from 3 to 11 years old, Morello recalled that this “It is prepared with the same technology as the vaccines that have been used for more than 70 years. It is a widely studied, used and safe technology”.
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“For those parents who are in doubt, we recommend seeking advice and seeking information. The information is available: they can consult their trusted pediatrician, the neighborhood health center, the Ministry of Health of the Nation, the Argentine Society of Pediatrics … there are many places where they can provide them with the necessary information. Pediatricians want to give them all the security they need to vaccinate their children in peace,” he stressed.
Finally, Morello stated that “every drug or vaccine can have some adverse effect, including a drug such as ibuprofen or paracetamol. But the risk of suffering serious consequences when contracting diseases that can leave severe consequences or even cause death is much greater.“, he concluded.
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Official vaccination schedule in Argentina for children and adolescents
Below is a list of the vaccines that make up the official vaccination schedule in Argentina. All the vaccines of the National Calendar are compulsory, free and are applied in the vaccination centers, health centers and public hospitals of the country. The information was taken from the official site www.argentina.gob.ar/salud/vacunas.
– BCG. Prevents tuberculosis. A single dose is given before the newborn baby leaves the hospital.
– Hepatitis B vaccine. One dose is given before the newborn baby leaves the hospital and then the schedule is completed from the age of 11.
– Pneumococcus conjugate 13 valent. Prevents pneumonia, meningitis and pneumococcal sepsis. A dose is applied at two months of life, another at four and a booster at one year of age.
– Quintuple or pentavalent. It prevents diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B. One dose is applied at two months of age, another at four, another at six, and a booster between 15 and 18 months.
– IPV, Slak-type inactivated polio vaccine. Prevents polio. A dose is applied at two months of life, another at four, another at six and a booster when entering primary school.
– Rotavirus vaccine. Rotavirus is a virus that causes an intestinal infection (or gastroenteritis) and is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children under 5 years of age. The most common complication is dehydration, which can lead to hospitalization and even death. One dose is applied at two months of life and another at four.
– Tetravalent conjugated antimeningococcal (ACYW). Protects once morest invasive meningococcal disease and its complications. The most frequent forms of presentation of this disease: (inflammation of the membrane that covers the brain) and sepsis (generalized infection). It can have fatal consequences or leave irreversible sequelae such as amputations, hearing loss or serious neurological sequelae. The first dose is applied at three months of life, the second at five and the booster at 15 months. A single dose is also applied at age 11.
– Anti-flu. Protects once morest influenza variants. It is applied annually between six and 24 months of life. From the age of two, only those children and adolescents who present risk factors or comorbidities should receive it.
– Hepatitis A vaccine. A single dose is applied, at 12 months of life.
– Triple viral. Protects once morest measles, rubella and infectious mumps, better known as mumps. The first dose is applied at 12 months and the second at five years, for entry to primary school.
– Vaccine once morest chickenpox. The first dose is applied at 15 months of age and the second dose at five years of age, for entry to primary school.
– Triple bacterial cell. Protects once morest diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. It is applied between 5 and 6 years.
– Triple acellular bacterial. Protects once morest diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. It applies to 11 years.
– HPV vaccine. Protects once morest the Human Papilloma Virus, a family of viruses that are divided into two large groups: low-risk oncogenic HPVs, which are generally associated with benign lesions (for example, warts in the genital area) and high-risk HPVs oncogenic, whose persistent infection can evolve into cancer. The HPV vaccine is applied at age 11, there are two doses that have to be separated by six months.