La Jornada – IMSS to vaccinate children under 1 year old with 1 million 317 thousand 329 pneumococcal vaccines

Mexico City. As part of the 2023 universal vaccination sector plan, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) will vaccinate children under one year old with 1 million doses of the 317,032 pneumococcal vaccine to protect them against diseases caused by pneumococcal bacteria.

In the framework of World Pneumonia Day, Dr. Iván Medina Mora, a pulmonologist at the IMSS Regional General Hospital 72, said that in the face of symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, increased breathing and heart rate, coughing , loss of appetite and sinking of the ribs when breathing – in minors – it is important to go to a medical evaluation or emergency services, as this can be said to be a disease.

He explained that pneumonia is a disease that causes inflammation of the lungs and produces fluid or pus in the alveoli sacs, which interferes with the normal function of these organs.

He recommended avoiding self-medication, washing hands frequently, wearing a mask, and self-isolating if respiratory symptoms develop.

Medina Mora points out that for the treatment of pneumonia, in social security, it starts with the suspicion of the disease, even before the results of studies (such as chest X-rays) are obtained, taking into account factors such as age group, symptoms, and the time of evolution.

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