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National Immunization Program of the Ministry of Health also does not include vaccines against chickenpox, HPV and influenza

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The schedule for the National Immunization Program (PNI) of the Ministry of Health is one of the most complete of the world. But pediatricians say he would be even better if you could include free vaccines only found in private clinics, many with prices inaccessible to the population. To protect the high incidence of diseases such as influenza, chickenpox, hepatitis A, HPV (human papilloma virus), and pneumococcal and meningococcal infections, one must pay. Only the latter costs $ 1,300, the four levels as points of Antonio Marino report published in the Sunday Globe. And not only children need regular immunization. Teenagers, adults and seniors have their calendars. Not ever day.
 
Edimilson Migowski, professor of pediatric infectology at UFRJ, says there is significant difference between the calendars of the Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Society of Immunization (SBIm).
 
Vaccines are available in major health posts, the second Migowski as chickenpox (varicella), influenza (children and adults), meningococcus, pneumococcus, hepatitis A and HPV. Moreover, the Brazilian Society of Immunization (SBIm) recommends the vaccine for polio is the type inactivated, or killed-virus because there is less chance of adverse effects on vulnerable children. MS offers Gotinha with the live attenuated virus:

- Vaccine is not spending, and investment in health. All these vaccines should make the timing of the MS. Perhaps the only one that could not enter, and there would not be for not important, but for lack of capacity to meet increased demand, it's the flu. It is made of eggs, which limits their production.

In the case of the flu, infants, children and elderly are the most suffering. The infection often complicate these groups. The timetable provides for the immunization of SBIm of babies from six months. It is safe, effective and adolescents and adults should also take the vaccine, according Migowski. The annual dose costs $ 45. In the case of chickenpox, said that the SBIm one dose (two) already induces immunity in 70% to 90% of children who receive it.

Migowski revenue still anti-HPV (two manufacturers) in girls, preferably before starting the sex life, between 11 years and 12 years. This virus causes the cancer of cervix of uterus, as in Brazil, due to late diagnosis and lack of treatment, affects thousands of women, mostly young and with small children. Many die. The total cost of three doses ranging from $ 1 thousand to R $ 1,200.

- Get much more expensive to treat cancer. The schedule is three doses, and while not recommended doses of reinforcement - says.

Influenza can lead to various other infections

As vaccine is not just for children, other bands have to protect. About 90% of cases of tetanus occur in adults.

- Did you know that a dose of the vaccine against tetanus and diphtheria should be taken every ten years? Is the vaccine against hepatitis B is used as it should? In Brazil, this virus kills four times more than the AIDS-Migowski recalls.

Luiza Falleiros, pediatrician, Scientific Committee of the Institute of Infectious Diseases Emilio Ribas, says that in public health, is what is possible. She agrees that the timing of the MS are good and that the immunization coverage is excellent compared to other Latin American countries. But that does not mean that other vaccines should not enter:

- A vaccine against chickenpox is not free. Contrary to what most people think, is not a benign disease. It is severe infection and often requires hospitalization.

Influenza is one that requires attention, Luiza alert. The recommendation of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (SBP) is vaccinate children up to 5 years. 2008 was 2 years. The indication in the U.S. is up to 18 years, range required:

- The problem is not the flu, but all she can bring, such as pneumococcal pneumonia and otitis.

She also draws the attention of adults who do not give much attention to the immunization schedule. And not only with regard to tetanus, yellow fever, influenza and hepatitis. There is little perceived other diseases such as whooping cough (pertussis).

- Adults think now the time to be vaccinated or have already been immunized during childhood and are protected by the rest of life. Years are identified cases of pertussis in adults and adolescents. They are the main transmitters of the disease to infants up to two months have not immunized and those of four months, which are completing the vaccination.



Source: O Globo Online

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