Vaccination's promotion campaign launched in Moldova

16:01 | 27.02.2023 Category: Social

Chisinau, 27 February /MOLDPRES/ - A campaign for the promotion of vaccination titled, Vaccinated=Protected, has been launched in Moldova.

According to the Health Ministry, the campaign will be carried out with the European Union’s financial support and is aimed at increasing the rate of immunization up to 95 per cent – the optimum level, which ensures the residents’ protection against the infectious diseases preventable through vaccination.

The campaign is held with the involvement of a network of publish nourishment shops and citizens are informed about the importance of vaccination by teams made up of specialists in public health, students and residents of the Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The campaign will unfold in 151 shops from 34 municipalities and districts till late next March.

According to the quoted source, in Moldova, people have free of charge access to the vaccination services; 13 diseases which can be prevented through vaccination were included in the national immunization calendar.

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