The specialist in vaccine-preventable diseases from the provincial Ministry of Health provided valuable information about the importance of vaccination against Covid-19, especially in children and older people or people with risk factors.
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Amid the continued fight against Covid-19, Dr. Ariana Benetucci, from the department of vaccine-preventable diseases of the province’s Ministry of Health, emphasized the importance of completing vaccination against the virus, especially for vulnerable groups such as children and adults. greater.
According to Benetucci, the recommendation of the Ministry of Health of the Nation, based on what the experts have evaluated, “is that those under 50 years of age receive a booster every 12 months. Those over 50, or immunocompromised people of any age, or who are pregnant, receive it every 6 months. “It’s a recommendation.”.
Although the vaccine against Covid-19 is not yet incorporated into the mandatory schedule, Benetucci emphasized the importance of solidarity in vaccination: “Let’s think that we get vaccinated for ourselves and for others, because we know that the virus continues to circulate, that we cannot completely avoid infection, but rather reduce the probability of complications and hospitalization and death, especially in those people who have risk factors. risk”.
With the start of the anti-flu campaign, the expert suggested taking advantage of the opportunity to coordinate vaccination: “Probably now with the beginning of the anti-flu campaign, it is a good opportunity, due to practicality, I say it myself as a user and citizen, that it is good to coincide the vaccines to reduce the number of medical visits”.
Emphasizing the importance of prevention, he noted that “in any situation where people come together and with the arrival of the colder months, there is usually an increase in respiratory infections, colds, flu-like illnesses, which is a illness with fever, muscle pain”.
He also highlighted the vaccines currently available, such as the flu and the Covid-19 vaccine, emphasizing their role in reducing complications and hospitalizations.
Finally, Dr. Ariana Benetucci underlined the importance of vaccination against Covid-19 in younger people, especially in preventing additional complications: “It is to think that many times viral disinfection is complicated by a bacterial infection due to pneumococcus, streptococcus or staphylococcus. So, especially in pediatrics, the application of the Covid vaccine is another tool in the prevention of respiratory infections. In addition to hand washing, hygiene, the great importance of breastfeeding for babies, we also have the influenza vaccine for the little ones.” he concluded.
2024-02-21 09:07:09
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