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Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (5 November 2021)

Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria (5 de noviembre del 2021)

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2021-11-05
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Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reiterates to Member States that vaccination and epidemiological surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases should be considered essential health services and should not be interrupted. Given the decline in diphtheria vaccine coverage, PAHO/WHO also reminds Member States that it is important to have a plan to vaccinate the most vulnerable populations and to maintain a permanent supply of diphtheria antitoxin to control potential outbreaks.
 
En el contexto de la pandemia de la COVID-19, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS) reitera a los Estados Miembros que la vacunación y la vigilancia epidemiológica de las enfermedades prevenibles por vacunación deben ser consideradas servicios de salud esencial y no deben ser interrumpidos. Considerando la disminución de las coberturas de la vacuna contra la difteria, la OPS/OMS también recuerda a los Estados Miembros que es importante que cuenten con un plan para vacunar a las poblaciones más vulnerables y mantener un abastecimiento permanente de antitoxina diftérica para el control de posibles brotes.
 
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Diphtheria; Coronavirus Infections; Health Services; Emergencies; International Health Regulations; Difteria; Infecciones por Coronavirus; Urgencias Médicas; Reglamento Sanitario Internacional; COVID-19
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/55324
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