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Minsal vaccination against whooping cough starts in outbreak that killed 11 infants
This was explained to Cooperative Undersecretary of Public Health, Jorge Diaz.
The authority said this year's cases have tripled.
Jorge Diaz gave details to The Journal of Cooperative over evil, also known as "whooping cough".
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The Ministry of Health will develop a "new" immunization campaign to tackle the high number of cases of whooping cough or the so-called "whooping cough" , which recorded an increase of 209 percent in the last year compared to 2010.
Speaking to The Journal of Cooperative, the Undersecretary of Public Health, George's Day z, indicated that the detected Minsal "2030 cases to date when you will usually not exceed 800 cases" in a year.
The vaccination process begins by the Bio-Bio, which recorded the highest number of cases, said Diaz. (Photo: UPI)
In 2010 "to the same date we had 794 cases, therefore, we are almost three times the value of previous years," the authority said, explaining that although "the National Immunization Program is permanently vaccinating children with respect to pertussis, this immunity is acquired after one year of life, therefore there is a space of time ranging between birth and first year where there is risk of infection. "
Also keep in mind that " the vaccine lasts approximately 10 years, therefore, young people and adults are likely to make the disease and spread it to less than six months, which are at the greatest risk " .
Against this background, "we decided to use a very innovative strategy called ' vaccine in the bud '"which is to" vaccinate the pregnant mother and those over 12 who live with any newborn child , "said Diaz.
The doctor noted that once contracted evil, "in children under six months, the risk is to make a very serious disease, respiratory distress and death."
In fact, " we have so far 11 children nationwide younger than six months dead, of whom six are in the Region of Bio Bio, so the vaccination campaign will start there bud "during the first week of January