2024-07-27 04:45:29
Nice news from World Health Organization shows a worrying public health trend that includes Argentina: in recent years vaccination coverage rates have been falling, especially in children.
The study was compiled by WHO and Unicef, based on data provided by each country. And the conclusion is that in many countries, including ours, “during 2023, childhood immunization levels stagnate, leaving millions of children unprotected.”
The document indicates that “this year there will be 2.7 million children who are not vaccinated or without receiving all vaccines, compared to pre-epidemic levels. And in a recent interview broadcast on Net TV, Dr. Carlos Regazzoni, former PAMI director and public health expert, explained that “the national government today is a challenge; Since 2015, vaccination in Argentina has been decreasing significantly. “
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An example of this situation is what happened with the measles vaccine: a highly contagious and potentially fatal infection. By 2023, only 83% of children worldwide have received the first dose of the vaccine. And of the second, 74% have arrived. These figures are far from what is calculated to prevent outbreaks, because it is necessary to reach 95% of the target population.
According to WHO statistics, in the last five years, measles epidemics affected 103 countries, where almost a quarter of the world’s babies live, and the reduction in the vaccination coverage below 80% is a major factor.
In our country, drops are recorded in practically all important vaccinations. And scientific things – such Argentine Society of Pediatrics, (SAP) – has been warned for some time. For example, in the middle of last year in a speech they recalled that “in Argentina more than one million children under the age of 11 never accept any of these free and compulsory vaccination included in the National Immunization Calendar or did not complete any of the schedules indicated for their age.”
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In April 2024 he insisted on the matter again. Miriam Calvari, member of the Infectology Committee of the SAP, commenting that “the drop (in immunity) is due to several factors. Among others, economic problems in access to the health center, lack of human resources, limited vaccination schedules, reduction in consultations and health checks, false positives, lack of knowledge and low understanding of the risk of suffering from these diseases. “
For her part, Dr. Elizabeth Bogdanowicz, head of the vaccination center at the UBA de Clínicas Hospital, warned that “clearly, it is necessary to continue improving our immune systemin addition to closing inequities, updating our calendar and strengthening “The Importance of Immunization Worldwide”.
And he concluded: “Vaccines are the main thing instrument for controlling vaccine-preventable diseases in the population, they protect individual health while saving millions of lives across the region.”
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