Data: 50% of Children Going to Kindergarten Unvaccinated against Pertussis

Around 50% of children going to kindergarten in Skopje are not vaccinated or haven’t received all doses against pertussis, data submitted to health inspectors during controls show.

Decisions have been submitted to kindergartens not allowing children who haven’t received four DTP doses to be admitted. Renata Mladenovska, head of the State Sanitary and Health Inspectorate, said on Tuesday no exceptions would be made.

“If the Commission for infectious Diseases makes another recommendation, that is, if the Health Minister orders us to take different action, that will be done. However, until then, we will act as we have so far,” she noted.

In the country’s interior, around 95% of children going to kindergarten are vaccinated. Inspectors will continue controls in the coming days too.