Le Sénégal introduit le vaccin hexavalent dans son calendrier vaccinal à partir de juillet
Senegal will reform its vaccination schedule. This decision aims not only to simplify the logistics of vaccination sessions, but also to provide better, continuous protection for children aged 0 to 23 months. Dr. Ousseynou Badiane, coordinator of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), emphasizes that the goal is to strengthen family compliance and improve national vaccination coverage. Starting July 1, Senegal's Expanded Program on Immunization will see a significant advance with the introduction of the hexavalent vaccine. Until now, children from the age of 6 weeks received several injectable vaccines during vaccination sessions, including the pentavalent vaccine, which protects against five diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type B infections. This vaccine was administered at the same time as the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and the pneumococcal vaccine, resulting in three injections during a single visit, which could discourage some parents. The hexavalent vaccine combines the six antigens contained in the pentavalent and inactivated polio vaccines into a single injection. In practice, children will receive two injections instead of three, at the ages of 6 weeks, 10 weeks, and 14 weeks, a significant reduction in the vaccination schedule. The objective is to improve the acceptability of vaccination sessions and optimize vaccination coverage.
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