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DGS launches pilot project to screen for type 1 diabetes in children at the time of vaccination

The Directorate-General for Health is launching a pilot project to screen children for type 1 diabetes using blood tests during the six-year-old vaccination. The pilot starts this month at ULS São João in Porto and ULS de Coimbra, and will also involve ULS São José in Lisbon, partnering health centers for blood collection with hospitals for antibody testing.

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