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Spanish-English translation
Minsal vaccination campaign initiated by increased cough in children under 1 year
The Ministry of Health reported that it doubled the cases of pertussis or whooping cough. To date there have been 643 while in the same period of 2011 only 338 cases had been reported.
43 percent of the pictures recorded between January 1 and March 24 occurred in children under one year.
The regions most affected are Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Maule, Los R?os and Los Lagos. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan and O'Higgins have shown the greatest increase of cases in recent weeks.
So far there have been five deaths of children due to this. Four of those killed were less than two months and one four months. Die annually about seven infants for this reason.
Against this the Ministry of Health promoted a vaccination campaign is called "budding vaccine" which is to immunize the immediate environment of the newborn, ie parents and siblings over 15 years plus who attend the child during its first months of life to avoid that if you carry the child transmitted disease.
Spanish-English translation
Minsal vaccination campaign initiated by increased cough in children under 1 year
The Ministry of Health reported that it doubled the cases of pertussis or whooping cough. To date there have been 643 while in the same period of 2011 only 338 cases had been reported.
43 percent of the pictures recorded between January 1 and March 24 occurred in children under one year.
The regions most affected are Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Maule, Los R?os and Los Lagos. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan and O'Higgins have shown the greatest increase of cases in recent weeks.
So far there have been five deaths of children due to this. Four of those killed were less than two months and one four months. Die annually about seven infants for this reason.
Against this the Ministry of Health promoted a vaccination campaign is called "budding vaccine" which is to immunize the immediate environment of the newborn, ie parents and siblings over 15 years plus who attend the child during its first months of life to avoid that if you carry the child transmitted disease.