“He performs his duties wonderfully”: The government supported Health Minister Mario Russo

The national government, through the official presidential spokesman, Manuel AdorniToday he supports the Minister of Health Mario RussoAmid criticism of the massive increase in infections and related deaths Dengue fever epidemic. He said during his usual press conference: “He is performing his duties to the fullest.”

Yesterday, Russo himself answered the questions in an interview with informationHe stressed that “working away from the limelight is often confused with inaction.” When Adorny was asked about this matter, he confirmed this Javier Miley “He does not work with people he does not trust, and the Minister has the full support of the President“.

According to the latest report of the Ministry of Health, so far in the 2023/2024 season, 129 deaths and 180,529 cases of dengue feverof which 163,419 were reported from Week 1 to Week 12 of 2024. The cumulative infection rate to date in the entire country is 384 cases per 100,000 people. In the same period, 398 cases were classified as severe dengue and dengue The disease showed a mortality rate of 0.071%.

The questions directed to Rousseau focus specifically on the lack of a preventive campaign and, at the same time, To refuse to include the vaccine in the official calendar.

In this regard, and in the aforementioned report, Minister Rousseau noted: “The Takeda vaccine has proven its safety and effectiveness in a group of patients who were studied in the third phase on 20,000 patients. This vaccine is just starting to go through Phase 4 in the real world. Therefore, we need to collect information about what happened to vaccinated patients in a real-world outbreak to draw conclusions and finalize which age group to vaccinate and which areas to vaccinate. “It may be in endemic areas, but we still need information.”

He added: “It is appropriate to take this issue seriously and with scientific rigor, because in the end we are the ones who will determine the vaccination schedule.” “We understand the concern, but we still need a few months to receive this information and from there make a decision to partner with CoNain and PAHO,” he added.

He continued: “It will not be included in the national vaccination calendar at this timeBut what is being evaluated is the application of the vaccine in a fragmented manner and by region. It remains to be determined which age group will be vaccinated.”

In another clip from the press conference, Adorni was asked about the day of protest in various public buildings that ATE will organize this Wednesday. He added: “Everything that is outside the law will have similar consequences in every case.” In turn, he recalled that the deductions in state administration correspond to 15,000 contracts that have not been renewed.

The presidential spokesman said: “It is part of the work to reduce expenses, that non-essential employees do not continue to collect income from the state, because on the other side there is the taxpayer who pays for it.”

The ATE protest began after 9 a.m., along with a national strike, and was disbanded Wide access to various public offices. The first tense moments were witnessed at Inadi's headquarters, when a group of dismissed workers, minutes after ten o'clock, managed to cross the police fence formed by a group of agents and were able to enter the building. Later, infantry forces arrived at the gates of the place to reinforce the guard. The same situation exists in other buildings where various state agencies work.