Vaccination with the biological Rather continues in the population sector of people over 18 years oldUntil now 168 thousand 862 doses of this biological have been applied in the entity reported the delegate of the Wellness Programs in Hidalgo Abraham Mendoza Zenteno, this since the beginning of 2023 and before the arrival of more than 181 thousand doses of this vaccine of Cuban origin.
According to the figures of the federal delegation, until the end of March of this year of a target population of two million 120 thousand 760 Hidalguenses over 18 years of age, un million 987 thousand 760 already have the first dose of any of the biologicals available for its application in the units and centers of the various health services in the state, which represents 94 percent of the goal; one million 862 thousand 706 people have the complete protection scheme or chart, that is to say that they have at least two inoculations of some vaccine, that is to say, 88 percent of this age group; finally, one million 706 thousand 498 more people have a booster of the vaccine in any of its variants, including Abdala, with 86 percent coverage.
Mendoza Zenteno recalled that at the moment there are more than 92 thousand 138 doses of the Cuban biological available in the different health centers in the entityeither from the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) and the Hidalgo Ministry of Health (SSH), since at first the entity received a shipment with 101,000 doses of the biological, later in a second moment 80,000 more and finally a third shipment with 80,000 additional doses, for which people over 18 years of age who are interested in inoculation, either in the first dose or as a reinforcement , you can go to these properties to receive the Abdala vaccine, which is the only one available at the moment.
“There is biological available in all the Health Centers of the entity and although there is no supply at the moment, they are told when they can go, in second-level medical units the vaccine is always available, in regional and federal hospitals; At the moment it is not known if another biological will arrive, but it must be attended according to the National Vaccination Council and the Ministry of Health (SSA) at the federal level; What is certain is that the number of serious cases due to vaccination has decreased, despite the fact that some people do not want to apply the vaccine because it may be that there were strong side effects and therefore they no longer want to go for a second one. dose or a booster,” said the federal official.
