The province has already vaccinated 50,000 people

Within the framework of the Dengue Objective program, the Government of the Province of Santa Fe has already administered 49,875 vaccines against the disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In total, approximately 160,000 doses were received, that is, 80,000 total tablets of Qdenga vaccine from the Takeda Argentina SA laboratory, with an investment of more than 4,000 million pesos.

According to what has been received, Santa Fe is the province that has submitted the most doses and the one that is going at the fastest speed, since the campaign started in September .

“The start of the vaccination strategy was positive, as we expected, with permanent monitoring to make decisions at all levels, and a pace that intensified in recent weeks until it reached almost 50,000 dose this week. The strategy is successful by taking into account the challenges of providing a new vaccine, starting with the adolescent population, which we continue to try to reach based on the efforts made by the vaccination teams, who deserve to be celebrated for the enthusiasm shown every day. “, said the Minister of Health, Silvia Ciancio.

Therefore, he appreciated that “Governor Maximiliano Pullaro expected this situation with the decision to start planning this work during the winter months, not only until the doses necessary to have but also with other resources such as those that allow us to reduce production. the Pharmaceutical Laboratory (LIF). We are going to have cases of dengue, but the most important thing is to arrive at the time of the outbreak fully prepared as we are doing,” the minister considered. The most important thing is that, facing the months where there could be an outbreak of the disease, “patients with symptoms similar to dengue arrive at the consultation in good time, and it is that’s why we also prepare the teams to integrate attention criteria. through training,” said Silvia Ciancio.

Better be ready

For his part, the Secretary of Government Cooperation, Cristian Cunha, indicated that through the Dengue Objective Program it was possible to apply “unprecedented work throughout the province, uniting five ministries, focused on prevention to prevent the disease from recurring. “provides the disease.” In this sense, Cunha clarified that “The vaccine is one more point, it is not the definitive solution. We are going to have dengue and that is why we are preparing to face the outbreak. If every citizen becomes aware, we will understand that we have to live with this disease, but we will avoid big problems if we do our homework in each of our homes.”

At the same time, he highlighted the work being done by cities and communities that developed and put forward prevention plans, which will have input from the State of the region. “It was the decision of the governor that the province would be better prepared than what we found in the revolution we had this summer, and we effectively carried out the task that’s what he asked of us with political expectation and decision.”

Vaccination schedule

Designed within the Objective Dengue program, the vaccination strategy is segmented, targeted, targeted, progressive and dynamic, following the recommendations of the National Immunization Commission. The first phase began on September 9, with a target population of adolescents and young people between 15 and 19 years old, who live in the departments of 9 de Julio, San Cristóbal and General Obligado; and in priority areas of the

the cities of Rosario, Santa Fe and Rafaela.
The second started on September 23 and covers health workers, members of the provincial police and firefighters, between 20 and 39 years old. On October 21, the third began, extending the inoculation scheme for these workers up to 59 years of age, and including penitentiary workers.

The fourth phase of the provincial vaccination campaign against the disease included members of teams from cities and communities that participate in territorial dengue operations, between 20 and 59 years of age. old; and for people who were hospitalized for dengue during the 2023/2024 outbreak, between 15 and 59 years of age.