The first cold weather looms over the region and with it viral diseases lie in wait for their possible hosts. And although some outbreaks have already been detected, the vaccine continues to be desired by hundreds of residents of the city.
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Users of the public health system claim for the delay of the games in the free inoculation centers. This situation aroused deep concern and fear among risk factor groups, who they must pay up to 4200 pesos to access an application in the private sphere.
“We are waiting for you to send us more, although the pediatric versions did arrive recently, ”said Olga Chambí, interim head of the Francisco López Lima Hospital vaccination. The members of the hospital reported that they do not have enough stock, and since the beginning of the month they have been waiting for the arrival of the second batch of the year.
Although the annual flu plan was released on March 25 by the Ministry of Health of the Nation, in the city so far only health personnel and pregnant women were injected, previously listed. This could be done with a first shipment sent on the 23rd.
The situation at PAMI
For their part, spokespersons for the local branch of social work for retirees and pensioners announced that affiliate campaign starts today, with the arrival of the first vaccines at the pharmacies attached to the network. The program was officially presented on Friday by the national body.
“In our case we are good with the beginning and the distribution with respect to the height of the year in which we areand in reference to other winters”, commented Daiana Neri, executive coordinator of Pami en Roca.
He also reported that applications will be made in some care centers, where patients cannot approach in person.
We have self-managed vaccines that are already being distributed in homes and dialysis centers
Daiana Neri, Executive Coordinator Pami
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From the College of Pharmacists of Río Negro nor the number of doses that will arrive in the province was specified, although the Argentine Pharmaceutical Confederation (COFA) received last Tuesday a shipment of 333,305 vaccines in its refrigerators in Buenos Aires.
The drugstores will be in charge of executing the distribution gradually and this time the packaging instead of referring to the “PAMI 2022 Campaign” will say “Ministry of Health of the Nation”.
To access the affiliate, with their respective vaccination card, You will be able to choose from the spectrum of partner pharmacies. People under 65 must go with an order from your GP. And no turn is required.
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- One thousand doses will be distributed during this week in pharmacies across the country that are members of PAMI.
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repeated panorama
“PAMI every year it takes a long time to deliver them, last year it was in May when they had to be in March”, commented Carlos Pino, manager of a central pharmacy on Tucumán and Buenos Aires. Since the beginning of March, the staff had to reject a significant number of older adults anxious about the inoculation.
“In some cases they are placed in a private way or end up in the hospital, where preference is given to people without health coverage,” he concluded.
- 4200
- pesos is the cost of applying the flu vaccine through the private system.
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State coverage
Affiliates to Ipross will have full coverage of influenza vaccines.
The benefit is intended for those registered within risk groups, such as diabetes, epilepsy, pregnant women, postpartum women, children from 6 to 24 months of age and older than 65, according to the regulations.
For the procedure, they must go to the affiliated pharmacies and present a medical prescription, DNI, membership card and a certificate that you find yourself in one of the groups.
For more information, call 0800-333-4776 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or by whatsapp to the numbers (2920) 15475511 and (2920) 15414383.
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