Armenia’s health ministry has embarked on changes in its vaccination policy
Armenia#39;s health ministry has embarked on changes in its vaccination policy, the press office of the ministry reported on Thursday.nbsp;nbsp;br / br /
YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. Armenia's health ministry has embarked on changes in its vaccination policy, the press office of the ministry reported on Thursday. nbsp;br
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The ministry says that now one hexavalent vaccination will be made instead of pentavalent (diphteria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and hemophilia B) and peroral vaccinations.nbsp;br
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In accordance with the curent rules, children receive four doses of pentavalent vaccination, six doses of peroral vaccination and one dose of disactivated vaccine against poliomyelitis, while after the changes they will received four doses of hexavalent vaccination. nbsp; nbsp;br
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Besides, under the World Health Organization's guarantees, the composition of the poliomyelitis vaccine is to be changed – an attenuated virus will be replaced with a dead virus. nbsp;br
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The health ministry says in its press release that the concept «The World without Poliomyelitis» is planned to be put into practice before 2020.nbsp;br
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This means that all countries are gradually implemeting such changes starting from 2018.nbsp;br
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Armenia, too, is joining this initiative, and the stage-by-stage transition to the new vaccination regulations will be completed by this year's autumn. nbsp;nbsp;br
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This policy is already being pursued in many developed counties and former Soviet countries.br
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In addition, the pertussis vaccine the composition is changed, while its dose remains unchanged. -0---br
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