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It was raised at a meeting of health ministers from across the country. They fear an outbreak of the new disease will take hold of people who are not adequately immunized because many are not using boosters.
“Before The probability of increase in virus circulation SARS-CoV-2which adds to the seasonal behavior of the influenza virus, the population has been urged to update Apply a booster dose Against Covid-19 and focusing in particular on the opportunity to participate in the administration of vaccines against influenza and Covid-19 as a main strategy in priority groups, remembering that the protection conferred by vaccination It is not instantbut requires at least 14 days to generate adequate protection.
The government is running out of resources to people vaccinated. He took advantage of the new meeting of the Federal Health Council (COVISA) to focus on the issue, which was mentioned in the official statement after the debate that summoned health ministers from across the country.
Strictly speaking, the covid Not finished going. They in the government believe that there was a false connection to this situation and thus the desire to be vaccinated was affected. It is also true that the number of cases recorded per week It is low. It is also true that active immunization has helped prove this. It is also true that in order to be protected you must be vaccinated before That a new outbreak could happen.
the official concern It is because people are not applying the corresponding booster doses stipulated in the new vaccination plan. There are public campaigns to expand coverage with the Covid vaccine and others, but the numbers are still there under to what is expected.
At the meeting on Thursday, Minister Carla Vezzotti confirmed the good news that there is “a decrease in the number of cases Respiratory syncytial virusBut at the same time he focused on Covid by making sure that “risk perception went down.” This explains, the authorities believe, why such a high proportion of the population has not had access to any booster vaccine. for more than 6 months.
The guide to know what to do
The new vaccination plan against Covid developed by the Ministry of Health after announcing the end of the state of health emergency divided the population into: Three sets And for each group different scheme:
1- High risk of serious illness: People aged 50 or over, immunocompromised people and pregnant women. Booster dose at 6 months (regardless of the number of boosters) and continue in this cycle.
2- Intermediate risk of serious illness: Less than 50 years old with non-immunosuppressive comorbidities (chronic diseases, obesity). Health staff and strategic staff. Booster dose at 6 months and continue with an annual booster dose.
3- Low risk of serious diseases: Less than 50 years old without comorbidities. annual booster dose.
The number of vaccines against Covid being applied daily in the country has decreased Almost half Since the World Health Organization declared the end of the epidemic. Low demand for doses by the population means that there is a stock distributed in the provinces, without submission, of approx 12 million doses.
In this scenario, sources from the laboratories that supply the vaccines have confirmed that so far this year there has been no New purchase ordersprecisely because decrease in demand. Apparently, in the government they are afraid that the doses in the stores will expire.
However, that deadline — after which vaccines must be disposed of — over time It expands more and more, when it is scientifically verified that the stability of the product continues beyond the initial hypotheses. These reports are submitted to ANMAT periodically.
One of the unknowns in these months – which becomes more difficult to explain in the post-pandemic period – is What virus Treat what is presented as being influenza schedule, in the course of a few tests and many symptoms that end up at home. Hence the importance to update Reinforcements against covid.
On the other hand, the influenza vaccine also shows low coverage values. Statements released at the Cofesa meeting indicate that, as of July 3, it has been applied to 67.12% of health workers and 34.63% also pregnant, 40.76% Boys between the ages of 6 months and 2 years have only the first dose 30.9% The full scheme with the second dose.
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