Pentavalent is used to fight diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, and haemophilus influenzae and is administered at two, four, and six months of age.
Pentavalent vaccine that is administered to children at two, four and six months of life is scarce in the country’s health centers.
Pentavalent is used to fight diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenzae. Therefore, its administration is crucial for the health of infants.
Several parents commented that they were informed that the vaccine will arrive in mid-February, this drug is difficult to find
“Since the beginning of the year,” according to the president of the Ecuadorian Pediatric Society, Fernando Aguinaga.
On the other hand, in private centers this vaccine is found, but it has a cost of USD 65, therefore, its access is limited.
The Ministry of Health expects to have this drug in mid-February, to distribute it in the health centers of the different
cities.
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