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Improves immunization coverage throughout Italy Most regions, 11 out of 21, achieve the goal of immunizing at least 95% of newborns with the hexavalent vaccine, that is, one that protects against serious diseases such as polio, diphtheria and tetanus. But coverage at the national level remains slightly below this threshold. Vaccinations against measles increase by more than 4%, but only one region, Lazio, exceeds 95% of immunized babies
Here is the data, updated in December 2017, for the first 6 months after l '. entry into force of the Immunization Act. There is therefore a significant increase for all vaccines, both for those that are mandatory and not. In particular, polio coverage increased by + 1.21% over 2016 and is 94.5% nationally. But half of the regions remain below the safety threshold of 95% of vaccinated, the minimum threshold to protect from the disease even those who can not be vaccinated for reasons of health or age. Traditionally "skeptical" regions such as Bolzano, but also Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Sicily
due to inadequate immunization coverage against measles, were affected in 2017 by a large epidemic of this exanthematous disease. , which can lead to very serious complications. In fact, 2017 has registered 5000 cases of measles in Italy, including 300 among health workers, and 4 deaths.
But according to new data, the first dose of measles vaccine sees an increase in coverage of 4.42% over the previous year, a single region that exceeds 95%, Lazio, and two others that approach, namely Piedmont and Umbria, with 94.7% and 94.5 respectively. Driven by the general increase in compulsory vaccinations, the coverage against non-compulsory vaccinations is increasing nationally, such as that against pneumococcus and meningococcus C, with +2 and + 2.5% respectively
. current immunization requirement for school attendance, there are 10 mandatory vaccinations: anti-oil, anti-diphtheria, anti-tetanus, anti-pertussis, anti-Haemophilus influenzae type B, antimorbillo, antirosol, antiparotite, anti-vole, hepatitis B.
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