While public and private health centers report considerable increases in patients with respiratory diseases, including the influenza virus, especially type B, the country plans to start vaccinating against seasonal flu in the middle of this month, which is applied every year to priority groups.
At a private level, some health centers, which have purchased the vaccine, began to apply it for 15 days to patients who demand it, although they assure that there is a shortage of it in the market.
The demand for medical care is mostly registered in the outpatient areas of health centers, on the part of people of different ages, with the elderly being the most vulnerable and those who generally require hospitalization.
Yesterday, Nicole Batlle, the director of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), of the Ministry of Public Health, reported that the country received a shipment of the vaccine last week, although she did not want to give details of the amount that is available, but noted which, as always, will be applied to priority groups from mid-November. He said that all the details of the vaccination day, the logistics and its distribution to be applied to vulnerable groups, including the elderly and people with comorbidities, will be offered this Wednesday, during the usual press conference of the Ministry of Health Public
Flu type B Among the patients evaluated, in the cases of influenza, the circulation of influenza type B has been detected, separately, Dr. Rafael Mena, president of the National Association of Private Clinics and Hospitals (Andeclip) and the infectologist Clevy confirmed Pérez, president of the Dominican Society of Infectology.
They recalled that at this time there are always increases in cases of respiratory processes caused by influenza and other circulating viruses, whose symptoms, at this time, can be confused with those of Covid-19, and they recommend that the population be vaccinated against both conditions.
The infectologist pointed out that last year very few cases of influenza were seen, because people took better care of themselves, but now that people have neglected themselves and returned to their usual life, that increase is being seen
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