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O we penalize around 100 people annually for intentionally thwarting vaccinations from the mandatory immunization calendar. The initial amount of the fine is BGN 50. This was said by the Chief State Health Inspector, Assoc. Angel Kunchev, in response to a question from “Telegraph”.
He participated in a seminar dedicated to vaccines, as part of the celebration of the European Immunization Week in Sapareva Banya. Prof. Kunchev specified that some of the violators cannot collect the sanction, and others are cleverly hiding, even pretending not to answer the phone number they answered yesterday.
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Size
Dr. Kremena Parmakova, the head of the “Infectious Diseases Control” department at the Ministry of Health, commented to “Telegraph” that the amount of the existing fines laid down in the Health Law is very small. “I understand from colleagues in the country that acts are issued to parents who have not immunized their children,” she said.
According to her, the amount should be increased, but legislative changes are needed for this purpose. “It should be seen that the idea of this fine is educational,” commented Dr. Parmakova.
She emphasized that there is no way to know if a child has actually been vaccinated, because the check is done on documents and what happened in the office remains between the parent and the doctor, but one of the sure indicators that this happened is that the child drives the disease is milder.
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Infection
Dr. Parmakova announced that so far the officially reported cases of whooping cough in the country are 387. “From the beginning of the year to April 21, they are 317, with new cases reported on Monday and Tuesday,” she pointed out. 107 are the total number of people suffering from whooping cough in the age group of 10-14 years, but the highest morbidity is reported among children, babies – 67/100 thousand children under one year of age, and in this group there are 38 patients, specified the chief. In the age group 5-9 years there are 71 cases or 23/100 thousand. In the group 1-4 years the incidence of whooping cough is 15 per hundred thousand, which is 34 children, and in the group 15-19 years the incidence is 12 per hundred thousand. which is 37 cases. Among people over 25 years of age, 27 have become ill.
She also pointed out that the most cases were reported in Sofia, and until April 21, no data on pertussis cases had been received from 11 regions in the country, Dr. Parmakova added. It is not yet clear whether an epidemic will be declared and what recommendations the Acting Minister of Health will make.
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Vaccine
The manager of the Bulgarian Association for Innovative Medicine, Dr. Valeri Tsekov, warned that due to low interest, the human papillomavirus vaccine program may be stopped. Immunization is given to girls between the ages of 10 and 13, with the plan to include boys as well.
“If this program once stops, it will be difficult to resuscitate it again,” he commented, adding that the state is investing in vaccines it is interested in. He also pointed out that over 1,000 women of childbearing age die annually or 2-3 daily because they are not vaccinated.
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