Ukraine goes to the use of a bivalent vaccine against polio
Ukraine has joined the who Global strategy, adopted on the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations, the transition of the use of trivalent live oral polio vaccine (topv) balentine live oral polio vaccine (bopv), and announced on 18 April 2016, a National day of transition to the use of bivalent vaccine. Simultaneously with Ukraine in this process was joined 156 countries in the world. Stop using topv due to the withdrawal of the live oral polio vaccine type II virus, which the who already sees no threat. "Both vaccines provide equally effective protection against polio. The only difference is that one of them does not provide protection against the strain poliovirus, which has been eradicated worldwide. But a new type of OPV would provide more effective protection against two other strains of the polio virus that are still circulating," - said the who representative in Ukraine Dennis king. According to who recommendations, the transition to the use of bopv provides for the simultaneous removal of all remnants of trivalent vaccines, which may in one country will not be used. In this regard, the MINISTRY of health of Ukraine has drafted a transition plan, one of which is the order of removal and recycling of all residues trivalent vaccines from all health care institutions of all forms of subordination. Another important area will focus on promoting outreach topical seminars for specialists-immunologists, doctors, vaccination offices on transition issues. The transition to a new type of OPV vaccine in no way affects the process of immunization of children against polio in the country. "The bivalent vaccine was registered in Ukraine will be purchased and the UN Children's Fund UNICEF and delivered to Ukraine in may 2016 in sufficient quantity that will allow us to continue vaccination against polio to relevant groups of children according to the immunization schedule," - said the Deputy Minister of health Igor perehinets. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
