At present, many European and American countries are attending a increase in people suffering from pathologies that were almost eradicated. This is the case of measles and whooping cough, which are preventable by vaccines.
Pediatricians recommend the increase in vaccine coverage against such ailments since the celebration of the IV Vaccine Days that are being held in Valencia. For the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, the reappearance of measles produced in 2011, You must give notice to specialists, citizens and administrations. And this is because infectious diseases continue to be the main cause of infant morbidity and mortality in the world, and in Spain they are, after accidents, the second cause of infant morbidity and mortality, and consumption of health resources.
Another focus of concern that experts have put on the table during these days is pneumococcal infection. The AEP recommends and claims the application of the pneumococcal vaccine to all children under 5 in Spain
Recently we have talked in Peques and Más about the vaccination calendar in our country, and the levels of recommendation regarding vaccines. Pediatricians insist that you should not stop vaccinating when the pathogens continue to circulate, this preventive activity being necessary even if preventable diseases begin to decline.
It is also important to provide information to families about varicella vaccines in young children from 12 months of age and rotavirus vaccine in infants
Pediatricians have positively valued the Government's interest in homogenizing the vaccination schedule, as announced a year ago, because this objective has been pursued for more than 20 years.
