Catalina Pírez
Catalina Pírez is the Director of Immunizations at Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health. She has been involved in public health initiatives, particularly in response to outbreaks of infectious diseases. Recently, she was in the news for discussing vaccination strategies following the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl from meningococcal disease, which underscored the importance of preventive measures in schools to protect students from such serious health threats.
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Catalina Pírez, the Director of Immunizations of Public Health, stated that the decision was made after evaluating two cases of the disease at the school.
Sistema informático de vacunas sufrió una falla y debieron aplazar vacunaciones este viernes
Uruguay· 2026-07-18
Catalina Pírez is the director of Immunizations at Public Health who discussed vaccination strategies following a meningococcal case.
Salud Pública vacunará a alumnos de la escuela del barrio Ituzaingó a la que asistía niña que murió por meningococoUruguay· 2026-07-16