The Decrease in Vaccination of Children and Adolescents Set the Alarms On
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In recent years, free and compulsory national calendar vaccination coverage has shown values below the 95 per cent threshold associated with collective immunity; the Ministry of Health seeks to strengthen immunization strategies; the decline in immunization rates poses specific risks to public health, as, when coverage falls, the possibility of outbreaks of preventable diseases, such as measles, pertussis or poliomyelitis, which can result in mo…
Buenos Aires, 27 April (NA) -- The decrease in vaccination rates poses specific risks to public health, since, when coverage falls, the possibility of outbreaks of preventable diseases, such as measles, whooping cough or poliomyelitis, increases, which can result in more cases, hospitalizations and complications. In addition, collective immunity is weakened, which is the indirect protection that is achieved when the majority of the population is…
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