The authorities in charge of health in the city of Manizales confirmed the changes that have occurred in recent months related to vaccination against covid-19, taking into account the guidelines provided.
Among the novelties of the process is included that minors from 6 months of age receive the biological, as well as the application of the additional dose for risk groups.
Cases of Covid-19 continue to appear in Manizales. Reference photo | Photo: AFP or licensors
The figures revealed about this disease in the capital of Caldas confirm that so far in 2023 there have been 327 cases of Covid-19 in the city, eight of which are in children under 3 years of age, figures that according to experts Regarding health, they show the importance of vaccinating children on time and following the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
The concern is that currently about 61,000 people from Manizale have not started a vaccination scheme against this disease and some have yet to receive their full scheme or booster dose, that is, they have started the vaccination process.
It is important to be vigilant, since the World Health Organization alerted the world in recent days with EG.5, a derivative of the recombinant variant XBB and that may represent an increase in Covid in the population.
According to Moreno Meza, among the population that should receive the additional dose against Covid-19 are pregnant women, those over 60 years of age, the population with comorbidities and human talent in health.
Anticovid vaccination is maintained in Manizales | Photo: Week
They indicate that in the world the figures that are handled confirm that approximately 6.3 million people have died as a result of COVID-19, so it is important that people with underlying diseases get vaccinated to reduce the risk of death, prevent possible complications derived from the disease, avoid the sequelae of the infection and reduce the risk of the appearance of new variants.
From the Secretary of Health of the Mayor’s Office of Manizales they recalled that it is necessary to apply the additional dose if the person suffers from the following diseases:
Obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, COPD, heart failure, arterial hypertension, hypothyroidism, rheumatic or hematological diseases Active cancer under treatment Advanced oncological disease and neoplastic and benign hematological pathologies associated with immunosuppression, including, but not limited to acute leukemia, chronic lymphoma, Myeloma and medullary aplasiaOncological disease in those planning to start treatment or those who have just finished it (<6 months)
Vaccination against Covid-19 remains active in Manizales. Reference photo | Photo: getty week
Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells or solid organs or on the waiting list for transplantation HIV infection regardless of CD4 count Treatment with high-dose steroids (0.5 mg/kg/day for more than 10 days), use of DMARDs or immunomodulators Primary immunodeficiencies or other types of Immunosuppression including splenectomized or with functional asplenia Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica History of Guillain Barré syndrome or facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy) Coagulation or anticoagulation disorders Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation must restart the full vaccination schedule against Covid-19.
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2023-08-15 03:12:59
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