Jaime Mañalich questioned the Minsal about Monkeypox in Chile

The former head of the health portfolio questioned that with the number of cases in the country, the Ministry of Health has not mobilized in time.

This Saturday, the former Minister of Health, during the administration of Sebastián Piñera, Jaime Manalichquestioned without filter the work of the minsal. This before the arrival of the monkey pox a Chileand how health plans have been developed.

«With 91 cases of monkeypox already, it hurts that vaccines have not been ensured on time and that a minority is discriminated against»started writing the former politician.

The last balance of the Ministry of Health, under the Government of Gabriel Boric pointed out that 100% of the cases that are already confirmed correspond to men between 18 and 58 years olds, and that the average age of these is 35 years.

On the other hand, It was pointed out that most of the cases of contagion are concentrated in the urban area of ​​the Metropolitan Region, especially in the commune of Santiago.

With 91 cases of Monkeypox already, it hurts that vaccines have not been ensured on time and that a minority is discriminated against. pic.twitter.com/TWkyJ9KWeD

– Jaime Mañalich (@jmanalich) August 6, 2022

Minsal and vaccine efforts for Monkeypox

Global concern generates the increase in cases due to the monkey pox. Situation in which Chile is no stranger, and to date there are already 68 confirmed infections. By the same token, from Ministry of Health It was confirmed that work is already being done on the arrival of vaccines.

“We are carrying out all the steps at the multilateral level in conjunction with the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization for the acquisition of vaccines,” detailed this day.

In addition, as indicated Thirdwe work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade to purchase the required doses.

If the arrival of the vaccines is finalized, a specific vaccination plan will be carried out in conjunction with Cavei (Vaccines and Immunizations Advisory Committee). After that, he would start the inoculation process against monkeypox in Chile.

Monkeypox in Chile: Ministry of Health began efforts for vaccines

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