Guadalajara /
A total of 2 million 218 thousand 960 seasonal influenza vaccines were applied Jalisco during this season. The delivery is carried out by the state’s entire health sector, which includes the Jalisco OPD Health Services units, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), and the State Workers’ Social Security and Services Institute (ISSSTE), which which represents an advance of 85.9 percent of the state target.
It’s a statement The state government announced that five new cases of the disease were reported yesterdaywith a total of 239 people infected during the seasonal flu season, which includes the epidemiological week from the 40th of 2022 to the 20th of 2023, ie from October to March.
No deaths from this condition were reported during the first week of the year, however, ten people have lost their lives to the flu this season.
The municipalities that concentrate most of the cases are Guadalajara, with 58 patients; Zapopan follows, with 54 cases; then there is Tonalá, with 24; then Lagos de Moreno, where 16 people were treated; and San Pedro Tlaquepaque, which records 14. The localities mentioned concentrate 69% of the total confirmed infections in Jalisco.
Nationally, during the seasonal flu season and with information as of the first week of 2023, there are 7,626 cases of the disease. The states with the highest number of infections are Nuevo León, with 1,163; Querétaro, with a thousand 82; Mexico City, with 954; Aguascalientes, with 679; and Zacatecas, with 41; together they add up to 57 percent of the total cases in the country. In Mexico, 145 people have lost their lives to the disease.
The Ministry of Health of Jalisco has reiterated the call for citizens to get vaccinated to avoid complications in the event of contracting the flu, mainly elderly people and people with chronic diseases, pregnant women, as well as girls and boys from six months to five years of age.
Flu symptoms and where to get vaccinated in Jalisco
In addition to immunising, they ask to wash their hands often; maintain good respiratory hygiene, i.e. cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing; avoid contact with sick people; do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth; Avoid sudden changes in temperature; eat foods rich in vitamins A and C; in case of malaise, fever or other flu symptoms isolate yourself to break the chains of contagion.
Symptoms Sudden onset with fever above 38 degrees; headache, muscle and joint pain, weakness, cough, runny nose, sore eyes, sore throat, diarrhea may occur. In severe cases, observe shortness of breath, chest pain, bloody phlegm, and drowsiness.
Protection Everyone should be vaccinated, however, you have to favor girls and boys from 6 months to 5 years, people over 60, pregnant women; people with obesity, diabetes, chronic lung diseaseheart disease, people with HIV or cancer, and health care workers.
seats To find out the locations of the health units with available vaccines, you can consult the official website https://flu. jalisco.gob.mx.
