The risk of dying after becoming infected with covid doubles in those people who have not been vaccinatedor, regardless of how old they are. Specifically, when comparing 11.7 million people vaccinated With the first dose compared to 9.9 people who refused the injection, it has been found that the risk of death increased by almost 250%, that is, a little more than double.
This is confirmed by a recent article published in the revista JAMA (Journal of the American Associaton) and signed by two members of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) United States, Peter Marks and Robert Califf, where they try to shed light on the reasons that lead people not to get vaccinated and how to avoid it.
In this writing, the researchers insist on the need to reinforce the message that vaccines save lives through the available data to put a stop to the growing denialism or disenchantment of the population towards vaccines, especially in the wake of Covid. “This has to be communicated verbally or visually to people who are thinking about whether to get vaccinated or not,” they insist.
Scientists propose fighting misinformation with “true scientific evidence”
In this sense, they conclude that the message must also insist that this risk increases at all ages. «One of the arguments that is usually used for not getting vaccinated is that covid is not serious in young peopleand sometimes it is difficult to get a person to take action when the individual risk is low, even if the risk of complications is very high,” the researchers highlight.
Needed information
In this sense, and to address the widespread misinformation about vaccines, these scientists propose to combat it with “a large amount of truthful and accessible scientific evidence.”
In fact, they consider that for avoid hospitalizations, deaths and reduce the burden on the health system and families, “We need to focus on ensuring that each person has the information necessary to make informed decisions regarding vaccination, considering their risk-benefit profile.”
This study comes at a time when vaccination campaigns against Covid and flu have lost steam throughout Spain, including the Canary Islands. According to Amos García Rojas, head of epidemiology at the Government of the Canary Islands, The campaign started with little force and, to this day, “it has not been possible to recover the vaccination rates that were obtained last year.”
Hence the General Directorate of Public Health has remembered the importance of this puncture as the main tool to prevent serious symptoms of respiratory infections such as flu or covid in case of contagion. Furthermore, as he insists, it prevents the coexistence of the two infections in the same person, minimizing the severity of the disease in the patient and the stress on the health system.
The vaccine, today, is the most effective means to avoid contracting or transmitting the flu, especially in those people who are at risk of suffering complications if they suffer from the disease and in personnel who are essential to the community such as the healthcare and caregivers of the elderly or dependents.
The vaccine, today, is the most effective means to avoid contracting or transmitting the flu
Each year, flu vaccination recommendations are established in the fall-winter for those population groups with a higher risk of complications if they suffer from the infection, and for people who can transmit the disease to others who are at high risk. of complications.
The objective of vaccination against coronavirus is to reinforce the protection of the most vulnerable people and that of health and social health personnel to reduce morbidity and mortality due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the impact of this disease on the capacity of health and social health care.
2024-01-09 08:01:38
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