Vaccinations are the main barrier against any imminent danger facing humans, especially with regard to epidemics and various diseases.
These vaccinations include two types: the first is compulsory vaccinations that are given to children from newborns to the age of two years, and then in the Primary schools in schools, in addition to polio vaccination for children up to the age of five years.
The state also organizes from time to time national campaigns to combat diseases. Epidemiological.
These vaccinations are considered part of national security to protect human wealth from epidemic diseases that threaten survival, which requires governments to provide them from reliable sources and free of charge to all target groups, regardless of the actual coverage rate, which is They are available in all offices, centers and health units nationwide.
Optional vaccinations
As for optional vaccinations, they are available through the Holding Company for Serums and Vaccines. Egyptian “Vaxera” Its branches are spread across the governorates, and it is provided for a financial fee to anyone who wishes to obtain it.
The state also provides some vaccines free of charge to groups at risk, such as the medical team, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with chronic diseases, in addition to Moreover, the state provides free vaccinations and serums for emergencies and to save lives, such as dog vaccine, and serums for tetanus, snake, scorpion, and food poisoning.
The vaccinations provided by the state include the prevention of diseases such as Yellow fever, cholera, influenza, polio, malaria, pneumococcus, chicken pox, and hepatitis, and these vaccines are transported through a dedicated cold chain, which includes cold rooms and refrigerator cars to store the vaccines, in addition to cooling and freezing rooms in the medical supply stores in the ministry and the governorates.
There are also more than 5,000 refrigerators and deep freezers in health offices and health units that provide the service. Vaccination.
Necessary vaccinations before travel
Before traveling to some countries, travelers are required to receive a set of preventive vaccines according to their destinations. For example, in the continent of Asia, travel requires receiving vaccinations against Influenza, rabies, typhoid, Japanese encephalitis A, and hepatitis B.
As for Africa, traveling to its countries requires receiving vaccinations against influenza, yellow fever, malaria, Rabies, typhoid, hepatitis A and B, and meningococcal vaccine.
In the Middle East, travelers need vaccinations against influenza, rabies, typhoid, meningococcal, and hepatitis A and B. While in Europe and North America, only influenza vaccination is required, in South and Central America, travelers need vaccinations against influenza virus, yellow fever, malaria, rabies, typhoid, and hepatitis A and B.
Traveler vaccinations
Travelers abroad must receive the necessary vaccinations to prevent diseases spread in some countries or global epidemic diseases that must be guarded against, such as pneumococcus. And influenza, especially after the Corona pandemic.
These vaccinations also include those that were agreed upon between Egypt and other countries for travelers arriving or departing from them.
