Beginning of the second phase of vaccination against measles and diphtheria

Given the high number of measles cases and deaths in other states of the country, Corposalud, following the directives of the Ministry of Health, initiated the second phase of the National Immunization Campaign in the hospital network from Táchira. In this sense, Noel Calderón, a regional epidemiologist, has invited the community to vaccinate against this disease that has even cost the lives of patients, mainly to the population under 5, which is why it was used to prevent measles .

a call to parents and representatives of children aged 6 months to 15 years, so that they approach all district hospitals of the state, where an active immunization station will be open.

Concerning the city of San Cristóbal, the Center's outpatient centers, La Concordia, Palo Gordo and Barrio Sucre, as well as Colombia and Venezuela pavilions, will have the staff and the product or biological necessary for this day

A case of Measles from the Capital Region

The doctor explained that an 11-month-old infant is the only confirmed case of measles in the state, from the capital region; same who arrived at the border area with the symptoms of the disease. GV