Polio vaccine will be deliver in the regions of Ukraine next week, said Wednesday at a press conference, health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili.
Kvitashvili September 1, said that in the Transcarpathian region recorded two cases of children with polio, the situation is already classified as a disease outbreak in the area. According to the Minister, the children are sick in different localities at a distance of 30 kilometers between them. Children aged 4 years and 10 months. Due to the quick response of the SPP, the outbreak was quickly contained: children are isolated and started the event by international standards. Both cases the child had not been vaccinated against polio.
"according to his statement, the first batch of 600 thousand canadian vaccine doses procured the UN Children's Fund UNICEF is already stored in warehouses" Ukrvakzina ", and next week, the preparations will be deliver to the regions ", - is reported on the statement of the Minister, the Ukrainian news Agency.
The Minister also said that in General are expected to acquire the same number of doses of the vaccine, this will be more than enough to prevent dangerous diseases.
Kvitashvili said that after 2009, when after the death of a child, coming as if from the polio vaccine, parents EN masse began to refuse vaccination of children, vaccination rates dropped significantly. According to the Minister, It is dangerous as polio is an incurable disease that leads to lifelong disability.
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