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Cobertura de vacunación de polio está lejos de niveles óptimos en algunas zonas de Costa Rica

El último caso de polio en Costa Rica fue en 1973; sin embargo, enfermedad está regresando a países que los costarricenses visitan con frecuencia

Karla Flores (7) is vaccinated during a mass vaccination day in San Vicente community, Miranda state, on September 03, 2021. 

UNICEF supports vaccination days like these, made in San Vicente community which is located 2 hours from Caracas. In addition to receiving the necessary vaccines to stay healthy, children and adolescents who attended also received children’s rights conventions and recreation thanks to the support of UNICEF.

UNICEF supports the regular immunization programme and vaccination campaigns in Venezuela through vaccine procurement and technical assistance to the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) for regular and supplemental immunization activities. This includes the support of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) door-to-door immunization campaign for children and pregnant women in the Capital District and distributed of the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Hemophilus Influenzae, polio (IPV and bOPV) and yellow fever vaccines to cover national needs.
Furthermore, UNICEF has provided health workers PPE and has supported the MoH with transportation of equipment and staff, including to remote areas.

In 2020, UNICEF procured more than 7.3 million vaccines to protect children against tuberculosis, polio, yellow fever, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenza type b, measles, mumps, and rubella.

By June 2021, UNICEF has reached to over 160,074 children aged 0 to 12 months through measles vaccines and over 125,797 children aged 0 to 12 months have been vaccinated with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae vaccine).
Karla Flores (7) is vaccinated during a mass vaccination day in San Vicente community, Miranda state, on September 03, 2021. UNICEF supports vaccination days like these, made in San Vicente community which is located 2 hours from Caracas. In addition to receiving the necessary vaccines to stay healthy, children and adolescents who attended also received children’s rights conventions and recreation thanks to the support of UNICEF. UNICEF supports the regular immunization programme and vaccination campaigns in Venezuela through vaccine procurement and technical assistance to the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) for regular and supplemental immunization activities. This includes the support of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) door-to-door immunization campaign for children and pregnant women in the Capital District and distributed of the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Hemophilus Influenzae, polio (IPV and bOPV) and yellow fever vaccines to cover national needs. Furthermore, UNICEF has provided health workers PPE and has supported the MoH with transportation of equipment and staff, including to remote areas. In 2020, UNICEF procured more than 7.3 million vaccines to protect children against tuberculosis, polio, yellow fever, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenza type b, measles, mumps, and rubella. By June 2021, UNICEF has reached to over 160,074 children aged 0 to 12 months through measles vaccines and over 125,797 children aged 0 to 12 months have been vaccinated with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae vaccine). Cesar Poveda
CCSS llama a completar esquemas contra la polio

La última vez que Costa Rica vio un caso de polio fue en 1973, pero esto no quiere decir que el país sea completamente inmune a que la enfermedad regrese. La Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) advirtió la tarde de este 24 de agosto que la cobertura de vacunación contra este mal está por debajo del 95%, cifra considerada como óptima para prevenir al máximo su reaparición y evitar que se generen brotes de ingresar casos importados.

La vacunación actual contra esta enfermedad tiene un esquema inicial de tres dosis a los 2, 4 y 6 meses, y dos refuerzos, a los 15 meses y cuatro años. En nuestro país se dejó de usar la vacuna oral en 2010 y se sustituyó por la inyectada, conocida como pentavalente, porque también protege contra otros cuatro padecimientos: difteria, tétanos, tosferina y Haemophilus influenzae tipo B.

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