Urges parents to apply all vaccines to children

The Ministry of Health has called on the population to complete immunization cycles to ensure protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Dr. Zacarias Garib explained that parents often apply the first and second doses of vaccines to his children, but do not come back to supplement the diet, which are left unprotected against various diseases as is the case pertussis that requires multiple doses.

He said that during the first year of age should be applied three doses of pentavalent vaccine that contains five vaccines, including whooping cough and four years, the fifth strengthening thus ensuring protection. "The Ministry of Health remains committed to the control, elimination and eradication of vaccine-preventable diseases, one example being whooping cough vaccine is part of the national organic scheme." and if the requirements are met and if the five doses are applied as is, the incidence of cases will decrease. "