[Update on vaccines: 2018 recommendations]

Arch Argent Pediatr. 2019 Apr;117(2):S37-S119. doi: 10.5546/aap.2019.S37.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Beginning in 1974, the date on which the Expanded Program on Immunization was established in the Americas, the number of deaths and disabilities due to certain infectious diseases decreased considerably thanks to universally applied vaccines. A program that initially included four vaccines that protected against six diseases (tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio and measles) was consolidated, over the years, by incorporating new vaccines and significantly raising coverage rates. The Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría (Argentine Society of Pediatrics), as a leader of opinion, played a leading role in the incorporation of new vaccines, currently reaching one of the most complete vaccination calendars in the world, which improves the levels of inequality and inequity in public health. Taking into account the significant role of the pediatrician in decision-making, the National Committee of Infectious Diseases, together with the Subsidiary Committees, prepared a document on updates and recommendations for 2018 on Polio, Rotavirus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Human Papillomavirus, Chickenpox, Flu, Dengue vaccines and Whooping Cough.

A partir del año 1974, cuando se estableció el Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones en las Américas, la cantidad de muertes y discapacidades por enfermedades infecciosas disminuyó de manera considerable gracias a las vacunas aplicadas. Inicialmente, se incluyeron cuatro vacunas que protegían contra seis enfermedades (tuberculosis, difteria, coqueluche, tétanos, polio y sarampión), y, a través de los años, al incorporar nuevas vacunas, aumentaron considerablemente las tasas de cobertura. La Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría tuvo un rol destacado en la incorporación de nuevas vacunas y, en la actualidad, hay uno de los calendarios de vacunación más completos del mundo, lo que permite mejorar los niveles de desigualdad e inequidad en salud pública. Teniendo en cuenta el rol que tiene el pediatra en la toma de decisiones, el Comité Nacional de Infectología, junto con comités de filiales, elaboró un documento sobre actualizaciones y recomendaciones de 2018 acerca de polio, rotavirus, neumococo, meningococo, virus del papiloma humano, varicela, gripe, dengue y coqueluche.

Keywords: pediatrics; update; vaccines.

Publication types

  • Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Argentina / epidemiology
  • Chickenpox / epidemiology
  • Chickenpox / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Contraindications
  • Dengue / epidemiology
  • Dengue / prevention & control
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Storage / methods
  • Female
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Immunization Programs / standards*
  • Immunization Schedule*
  • Infant
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control
  • Latin America / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Meningococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Meningococcal Infections / transmission
  • Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Pediatrics
  • Pertussis Vaccine / administration & dosage*
  • Pertussis Vaccine / adverse effects
  • Pertussis Vaccine / immunology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Poliomyelitis / diagnosis
  • Poliomyelitis / epidemiology
  • Poliomyelitis / prevention & control
  • Poliomyelitis / transmission
  • Poliovirus Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Poliovirus Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Poliovirus Vaccines / immunology
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Societies, Medical
  • Streptococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Streptococcal Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Streptococcal Vaccines / immunology
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / adverse effects
  • Vaccines, Conjugate / immunology
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Viral Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology
  • Whooping Cough / epidemiology
  • Whooping Cough / prevention & control

Substances

  • Pertussis Vaccine
  • Poliovirus Vaccines
  • Streptococcal Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Conjugate
  • Viral Vaccines