In the Zhytomyr region III round of supplementary immunization against polio started
September 1, 2015, the Ministry of health of Ukraine has reported that two cases of infection with the virus vaccine-derived polio have been confirmed in regional laboratories by who. Two children from Zakarpattia oblast (one aged 4 years, the second 10 months) have not had vaccinations against polio and received a paralytic form of polio. So, the country recorded outbreak of this disease. In this regard, in Ukraine continues to tour three additional immunization against poliomyelitis to all children aged 2 months to 6 years. According to the decision of the Ministry of health of Ukraine on January 25, began an extended tour III mass immunization of the child population against polio, which will last 2-3 weeks. — "Zhytomyr fully equipped with the necessary vaccines. In the third round of vaccination be children aged 2 months to 10 years. During the third round of the Zhytomyr region it is planned to vaccinate vaccine OPV 131815 children", – said the head of Department of mobilization work and special issues of the Department of health regional state administration Sergey Berezovsky. Recall that in the Zhytomyr region in the first round 64632 vaccinated child aged 2 months to 6 years (81,5% of the total number of babies of the first round of supplemental immunization), in the second round 65088 children (82,0% of the total number of those who were subject to vaccination). Only a massive and simultaneous vaccination of 95% of children in Ukraine live vaccine will help to eradicate polio. Reference: Polio is a disease caused by the polio virus that invades the nervous system and can cause paralysis or even death. Paralysis can occur for a lifetime, and victims of polio maimed because of this disease. 5-10% of paralyzed die as a result of defeat of respiratory muscles. The polio virus is an illness of dirty hands, is transmitted from person to person through feces and saliva, especially through infected food and water. The most vulnerable to polio are children under the age of five years. Drugs against polio does not exist. Immunization is the only protection from disease. The majority of patients become disabled, and about 5-10% die, they say in the Children's Fund (UNICEF). This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
