the Ministry of health of the nation today reported that the vaccine against meningitis for children 11 years will be postponed until having the CF Ad required, at the same time guaranteed 20 vaccines in the national calendar.
Following versions of recent days indicating that he would remove the calendar the meningitis vaccine, health portfolio reported that you agreed after a meeting with experts in immunization and different areas give priority to groups of children of 3 5 and 15 months and thus postpone the dose of 11-year-olds.
“After a technical meeting with experts in immunization, the Ministry of Health advises that all vaccines of the national calendar is guaranteed,” is said in the official statement of the Ministry.
In addition, the official party explained that “regarding meningococcal, the experts agreed the strategy give priority to the most vulnerable groups of 3, 5 and 15 months and postpone the dose of 11 years to have the necessary availability”.
The note of the Ministry of health | Photo: TwitterLa tetravalent vaccine (ACYW) meningococcal conjugate was incorporated into the national calendar of vaccination by resolution Ministerial N ° 10/2015 and implemented from January of 2017.
The immunization schedule includes two doses (3 and 5 months of life) and a reinforcement (15 months) in infants; and a single dose at age 11.
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