Because of this, the region is threatened by outbreaks of infectious diseases.
“The Lviv region is facing outbreaks of infectious diseases. This is due to the fact that there are communities in the region where children’s vaccinations against pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus are systematically neglected.
In 9 months, 61.8% of children under 1 year of age have been vaccinated with these vaccines. This is despite the fact that for the same period in Ukraine the figure is 68.4%,” said Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv Oblast State Administration.
Territorial communities of our oblast with the lowest vaccination rate:
- Turka – 18.6%;
- Ivano-Frankivsk – 26%;
- Skole – 31.5%;
- Starosambirska – 33.6%;
- Mostyska – 36.5%;
- Zhovkivska – 37.5%;
- Shehynivska – 40.4%;
- Sudovovyshnyanska – 41.3 per cent.
- Pidberiztsivska – 48%;
- Obroshynska – 55.2%.
“The situation with vaccination of minors of other age groups in these communities is no better. Russia is trying to kill as many of our people as possible every day, our soldiers are making every effort to prevent this, and here, in the rear, parents ignore evidence-based medicine and endanger the health and lives of their children themselves. Such “heroism” leads to severe illnesses, and sometimes disability and death. Because of this problem, it is difficult to create collective immunity in our region, and there is a threat of outbreaks and epidemics of infectious diseases.
Please think about it,” the head of the region added.
To get vaccinated or to find out your vaccination history, you should contact your family doctor or a healthcare facility that provides primary healthcare.