San José de Cúcuta June 6, 2024. (Cúcuta Mayor’s Office) In order to improve municipal vaccination coverage and in coordination with the Health Providing Institutions, IPS, the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), the Mayor’s Office of Cúcuta invites parents, caregivers and the entire community in general to to participate in the Departmental Vaccination Day, which will take place from June 1 to 30 at all vaccination points in the municipality.
During this month, actions will be intensified so that the population completes its vaccination schedule. This is essential to avoid vaccine-preventable diseases or those that can be prevented through vaccination.
For this day, we seek to serve the following groups:
Children under six years of age: They will be administered the necessary vaccines to start and complete their regular vaccination schedules.
- Girls from 9 to 17 years old and boys from 9 years old: They will be administered the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
- Women of childbearing age, up to 49 years: Tetanus vaccine will be offered.
- Pregnant women: Start and complete specific vaccination schedules for the stages of pregnancy.
- Adults over 60 years of age: the influenza vaccine will be applied.
- People from six months of age: vaccine against Covid-19 to start and complete the schedule.
“It is essential to go to any of the vaccination points in the city. In addition, strategic points will be established in care homes, CDIS and educational institutions to facilitate access to vaccination,” said Astrid Urbina Moncada, coordinator of the municipality’s Expanded PAI Immunization Program.
It is important to remember that vaccination is an essential measure to protect the health of children and the community in general. “By completing the vaccination schedules, we not only protect those who receive the vaccines, but we contribute to herd immunity, reducing the spread of diseases,” said Urbina Moncada.
The mayor’s office of Cúcuta extends the invitation to the entire community to go to the public and private IPS and request vaccination schedules, free of charge, without procedures and without appointments, and ensure that all pending vaccines are administered in a timely manner.
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