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National Vaccination Campaign 2026: Protection Against 18 Diseases
The National Vaccination Campaign began this April 7 and will extend until the 30th, with the objective of protecting the population against 18 preventable diseases.
TL;DR
- The National Vaccination Campaign runs from April 7 to April 30.
- The campaign aims to protect against 18 preventable diseases.
- It targets children, adolescents, pregnant women, and the elderly.
- Diseases like measles, polio, and rubella have been controlled or eradicated through vaccination.
- Vaccines are available for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B, rotavirus, COVID-19, HPV, yellow fever, and pneumococcus.
- The pneumococcal vaccine (23-valent) protects against severe pneumonia in older adults.
- The COVID-19 vaccine is administered to individuals 18 years and older.
- Vaccination is crucial for individual and collective protection, preventing outbreaks.
- The BCG vaccine protects newborns against severe forms of tuberculosis.
- A community-based health model with brigadistas and community personnel helps reach families.
- Vaccines are available in health units, with mobile brigades, and in remote areas.
- The government invests in family health, ensuring quality and free vaccines.
- Additional doses against measles are being administered to specific age groups.