The Health Committee of the National Assembly meets urgently because of those infected with whooping cough

Data on the spread of whooping cough infection in our country and information regarding the two babies who died of the disease in Kyustendil will be presented to the parliamentary Committee on Health Care, at an extraordinary meeting.

The MPs will listen to the line minister, the chief state health inspector, the directors of the Medical Supervision Agency and the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

The most infected with whooping cough are in Sofia, Stara Zagora, Kyustendil, Varna and Burgas, the director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Prof. Iva Hristova explained a day ago. It is too early to talk about an epidemic in our country, she added.

As for the two newborns from Kyustendil, who were of pre-immunization age and died of complications from the infection in a few days, on Friday the chief state health inspector Angel Kunchev explained that the parents sought medical help too late.

The Ministry of Health reported that instructions have been sent to GPs to track which of those subject to pertussis immunization are not covered and to carry out such vaccination.

Worked on the publication: Bozhidar Sabev

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