HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 30 (ACN) Cuba will join the list of 35 countries in the American region that have pneumococcal vaccines in their immunization schedules, starting next September 9, with the administration of Pneumosil 10 valente to two-month-old infants throughout the national territory.
In a press conference, Lena Lopez Ambron, director of the National Immunization Program, said that this is the most effective measure to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria (known as pneumococcus), which can cause serious conditions such as acute meningitis, pneumonia or sepsis (blood infection).
According to the specialist, a first dose of the Pneumosil vaccine will be applied to children born in July 2024, a second one at four months of age and a booster at 11 months of age, to protect them against 10 pneumococcal serotypes, with the support of the Global Vaccine Alliance and the Pan American He