This Wednesday the distribution to the jurisdictions of the 160,000 doses acquired by the Nationwhich will arrive between September 18 and 20 in 48 priority departments in 11 provinces.
The Minister of Health of the Nation, Mario Russosummoned this Monday the heads of the health portfolios of the 23 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires within the framework of the Federal Health Council (COFESA) to evaluate the progress of the Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dengue.
During the meeting, the authorities discussed the approach to the disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and agreed that it is essential to eliminate breeding sites for the vector in homes and around the home, while emphasizing early consultation when symptoms appear.
In this regard, they also discussed the communication campaign and in which the Vaccination is not the main strategy to prevent dengue.
In accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the National Immunization Commission, They agreed that they will advance targeted vaccination strategies in specific populationsin a dynamic, progressive and staggered manner depending on the availability of vaccines and the epidemiological situation.
Dengue control plan in 4 phases
The Government is promoting the Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dengue 2024-2025 in four phases: preparedness, early warning, epidemic response and recovery.
The Secretary of Health Quality, Leonardo Busso, He said that “at the jurisdictional level, there are already several provinces that have developed their prevention plan,” and added: “We are in the preparation phase, so the most important thing now are the challenges at the local level: vector control and prevention actions.”
Vaccine distribution will begin
In addition, he indicated that this Wednesday the distribution to the jurisdictions of the 160,000 doses acquired by the Nationwhich will arrive between September 18 and 20 in 48 priority departments in 11 provinces, based on the highest incidence of cases based on risk criteria.
Busso explained that “the objective is to vaccinate in September with the first doses and to be able to complete the schemes in December” and specified that the application record is the NOMIVAC of these vaccines, those acquired by the provinces and those applied by the private sector “is the most important input for impact, effectiveness and safety studies of phase IV vaccines.”
Source: Ambito
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