Vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites among youngsters continues in Honduras

STORY: Vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites among youngsters continues in Honduras DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of vaccination 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAVIER ALMENDAREZ, Head of a community vaccination site STORYLINE: Honduras is carrying out a vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites, geared towards children from five to 11 years old, as well as teenagers and adolescents up to 21 years old. The Minister of Health Jose Manuel Matheu said the campaign kicked off on May 9 and will extend until May 31. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAVIER ALMENDAREZ, Head of a community vaccination site "Children aged five and up are invited to turn out. They need to bring their birth certificates and they must be accompanied by adults. We've been vaccinating around 1,000 people per day as we have had a high number of patients. Parents who bring their children here have given us a favorable response to what we have done." The health authority also aims at