Triple Viral vaccines for 8 municipalities

SSG reports 4,105 doses of Triple Viral and 2,330 doses of Double Viral shots for children 1 through 39 years old

Celaya/Gto News

The Health Secretary of Guanajuato has 4,105 doses of Triple Viral to apply to boys and girls aged 1-9 who do not have this vaccine.

The Secretary also announced 2,330 doses of double viral for the population 10-39 years old to complete and/or start schemes

The Secretary of Health, Dr. Ligia Gricelda Arce Padilla, reported that measles is transmitted through droplets expelled from the nose, mouth or throat of an infected person. The virus can be active in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours after a sick person sheds it.

Arce emphasized that there are two effective and safe vaccines (Triple viral and double viral) to protect boys and girls against measles.

Health Jurisdiction III invites parents and/or guardians of children under 9 years of age to join the campaign to recover schedules and apply the vaccine against measles, rubella and mumps; going to the health units to review your National Health Card to follow up on your vaccination schedule, which provides specific protection against diseases such as:

• Poliomyelitis, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B, rotavirus, among other

Also, the Secretary urges the population who is turning 60 to receive the Pneumococcal 13 vaccine in their health units.

The vaccination will be provided in the health units, which are located in the 8 municipalities under the responsibility of Health Jurisdiction III as described below:

• CAISES Apaseo el Alto: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• CAISE Emiliano Zapata: Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• CAISES Technological Residential: Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• CAISES El Becerro: Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• CAISES Lagos: Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• CAISES Celaya: Monday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• CAISES Comonfort: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• CAISES Apaseo el Grande: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• CAISES Progreso: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• CAISES Alameda: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• CAISES Juventino Rosas: Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

• CAISES Cortázar: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• UMAPS Tarimoro: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• CAISES Villagrán: Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
• Community Hospitals of Apaseo el Alto; Apaseo el Grande, Comonfort, Cortazar, Juventino Rosas, Tarimoro and Villagran: from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Maternal Hospital: Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• General Hospital: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Health units in the rural area: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.