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12/07/2012
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Call pentavalent, the vaccine together in a single dose protection against five diseases
From August, the pentavalent vaccine will be available in all public health for infants two, four and six months old. With just one dose, the new vaccine will protect children against five diseases (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenza type B and hepatitis B). Currently, this immunization is provided in two separate vaccines, ie, the tetravalent vaccine and hepatitis B.
Health Minister Alexandre Padilha reinforces the benefits generated by the inclusion of pentavalent:
- The combined vaccines have many benefits, including the fact that together in just one injection, various components of biopharmaceuticals. In addition, parents or guardians need to go unless the vaccination, which may result in greater coverage.
The introduction of the pentavalent schedule should generate savings of R$ 700,000 per year due to a reduction in the price of the vaccine, in addition to lowering cost of operation (transport, storage, syringes and needles).
With the new scheme, and the pentavalent, the child will keep the two ribs with the DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis). The first 12 months from the second and between 4 and 6. Even so, the newborns should continue to receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine within 12 hours of life to prevent vertical transmission.
Within four years, the Ministry of Health should make the pentavalent to heptavalent, with the inclusion of inactivated polio vaccine and meningococcal C conjugate.
Source: Journal of Health
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