On December 4, 12,609 affected were reported and the trend has been increasing for weeks. There are no restrictions for vaccines.
The Minister of Health Carla Vizzotti recommended strengthening vaccination and treatments such as wearing a mask indoors and cross-ventilation, amid the increase in coronavirus cases, which were 3.8 times higher across the country than the previous week .
On December 4, the Ministry of Health reported nine coronavirus deaths and 12,609 infections in Argentina. Faced with the data, the head of the national health portfolio warned that the diagnoses I’ve been up for four weeks.
“For now, the increase in cases has not translated into a significant increase in hospitalizations or deaths. This is because the protection provided by vaccines is very strong,” Vizzotti said. And he added that “the best way to maintain that protection is with a booster dose: this is why what has been observed in recent weeks is so important, with the increase in the application of boosters in vaccinations throughout the country. We must continue on this path.”
The minister said that “those who were last vaccinated more than four months ago can receive a new dose” and that administering it is particularly important “for those over 50 and for people with conditions at risk”.
“Furthermore, we have learned some precautions that we always recommend and which, in a context of an increase in cases, it is good to resume: cross-ventilation of the rooms, use of the mask in closed spaces and frequent hand washing,” he underlined. . However, she clarified that the current situation “is not comparable to the one we live in when there were no vaccines yet and we were all susceptible, so every time they ask if there will be restrictions, we answer ‘no'”.
