{"id":57117,"date":"2021-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/?guid=7ab904afba27dc5de4f0d431e8e38afa"},"modified":"2021-12-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:00:00","slug":"jordan-receives-eu-funded-childhood-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/jordan-receives-eu-funded-childhood-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan receives EU-funded childhood vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ministry of Health received Wednesday a shipment of vaccines from the World Health Organization, funded by the European Union’s Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (Madad), to support the national immunization program.<\/P>
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The free-of-charge shipment of vaccines included 61,570 doses of the measles vaccine, 54,900 doses of the DTP vaccine, 308,000 doses of the polio vaccine, and 144,710 doses of the hexavalent vaccine.<\/P>
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Additionally, the shipment included the double viral vaccines, which are given to first-grade students, tenth-grade students and pregnant women; the DTP vaccine, given to children at the age of 18 months as a booster dose; the hexavalent vaccine, given to children in three doses at the age of two, three and four months; the measles vaccine, given to children at the age of 9 months, and the hepatitis A vaccine, given to children in two doses at the age of one years old and at a year and a half years old.<\/P>
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Assistant Secretary-General for Primary Health Care Affairs, Ghazi Sharkas, lauded the support, noting that it will enhance acquired immunity among the target groups.<\/P>
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The ministry, he pointed out, is committed to providing an adequate supply of vaccines in its warehouses to ensure their regular delivery to children, and that a comprehensive and ongoing coverage rate is obtained in implementing the national program for vaccinations.<\/P>
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Source: Jordan News Agency<\/P>
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