VACCINATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA TO BE CARRIED OUT SOON IN ADULT GROUPS OF ARMENIAN POPULATION

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Vaccination against diphtheria will
be carried out in the next few months in the following age groups of
the Armenian population: 26-year-olds, 36-year-olds, 46-year-olds
and 56-year-olds. Head of the RA National Immunoprevention Program
Gayane Sahakian told NT corresondent that the RA Ministry of Health
has already obtained the necessary vaccine.

According to her, a number of controllable infectious diseases are
not currently registered in Armenia, including diphtheria, the last
case of which was registered in 2002. However, G. Sahakian added,
we should take into account the fact that cases of diphtheria still
occur in several neighboring countries, as well as countries having
diplomatic and economic relations with Armenia, including Russia
and Iran. G. Sahakian said that previously diphtheria was considered
a children’s infection, whereas in recent years adults, especially
those aged 30-50, have been diagnosed as having diphtheria.