Guillermo Bello – The BCG, Hepatitis B, DPT and Td vaccines in Hidalgo are in short supply, while the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has 84,401 doses and will be administered at the entity’s school education base on September 11, the day of vaccination It will be conducted by Secretary of Health Hidalgo (SSH).
The state agency headed by Maria Zolaida Robles Varela reported that the target group is those in the fifth and sixth grades of primary school and the first grade of secondary school, and that the vaccine will also be available at the state health department. unit..
With regard to the immunization program for children under the age of five, SSH assured Hidalgo that he currently has enough hexavalent, pneumococcal, rotavirus and SRP vaccines for children from 2 to 18 months of age.
But there are deficiencies in the biological BCG and hepatitis B vaccines given at birth; the diphtheria and tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccines required at 4 years of age, which the minister warned are being sent by the federal government and are estimated to be in the The last days of September reach the entity.
According to the national vaccination program, the current BCG vaccination rate among the population under 1 year old is 78%, and the hepatitis B biological protection rate for newborns is 41.5%.
The national agency explained that the hexavalent vaccine, introduced in 2019, replaces the pentavalent biological vaccine because it already includes protection against hepatitis B, thereby reducing the number of shots required by minors.
In conclusion, he said that during the Covid 19 pandemic in 2021, immunization remains an important activity to protect the population of Hidalgo from vaccine-preventable diseases.