The highest rate of no-show for vaccination was in Cherkasy, Rivne and Lviv regions. The lowest is in Khmelnitsky, Kirovograd and Zaporozhye regions.
In Ukraine, more than 130 thousand children recovered from earlier missed measles vaccinations. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
59,966 children (from 2 to 17 years of age) received the first dose and 70,210 children (from 7 to 17 years of age) received the same vaccination. Thus, in almost 3 months from the start of the vaccination campaign, 50% of children who, for various reasons (moving to another city, parental refusal, etc.) did not receive the mandatory vaccination which is appropriate for the age given for Preventive Vaccination. Calendar and free of charge, do vaccinations – says the message.
It was reported that in October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in cooperation with local authorities, should mobilize their resources as much as possible and provide vaccination services for children who have not yet received vaccination in measles
The highest rate of no-show for vaccination was in Cherkasy, Rivne and Lviv regions. The lowest is in Khmelnitsky, Kirovograd and Zaporozhye regions.
“According to the Public Health Center of Ukraine, 32% of children who did not receive measles vaccination were abroad with their parents. Some parents explained their refusal to be vaccinated due to force majeure or refusal due to religious beliefs,” the ministry said. in a statement.
Let us remind you that in the summer mass vaccination against measles began in Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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