They launch a guide against pneumococcus

• April 19, 2024

With the purpose of sensitizing society regarding the importance of having a scheme of vaccination that protects babies and children from preventable diseases, the Pneumococcal information guide.

The guide made by the Laboratories Pfizer, seeks to raise awareness in mothers and fathers of families and in those people dedicated to the care of infants, regarding the impact that can cause pneumococcus in the health of children under 2 years of age.

The Pneumococcal vaccination guide, points out that the complete vaccination scheme against the pneumococcus in children under 2 years, with applications at 2, 4, 6 months and a booster dose between 12 and 15 months, which allows to prevent diseases such as pneumonia , meningitis , otitis and bacteremia.

This will make it possible to avoid sequelae such as hearing loss, learning problems, speech difficulty, delay in the development of motor skills, coordination of learning and even death.

In conjunction with the Guide, Pfizer launched an exclusive commemorative line of clothing and accessories Baby Crazy, called: Learn to take care of yourself. This guides mothers and fathers on the pneumococcus , its impact on health and the various ways to combat it.

Pneumococcal infection

The portal Medline Plus, informs that the pneumococcus It is a bacterium that lives naturally in humans in the back of the nose. Many people are carriers of this bacteria and never get sick. In fact, being a carrier helps increase the person's defenses or natural immunity against the disease.

However, people who are not immune can get very serious with the infections caused by these bacteria.

Infections by pneumococcus They occur more often during the winter months. The most vulnerable people are children under 2 years of age and the form of contagion is from person to person, that is, by coughing without wearing face masks, sneezing without using a handkerchief or shaking hands. In all cases, the doctors' recommendation is to use a mask and wash from the forearm to the tips of the fingers.

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