The Ministry of Health (SESA) of the state of Querétaro reported that the influenza vaccine continues to be administered to date. There is an advance of 90.95 percent of the programmed state goal.
So far in the 2023-2024 cold season (epidemiological week 40 of 2023 to ten of 2024), 842 positive cases have been registered in the state of Querétaro. These are 467 women and 375 men in the age group from one month to 95 years. In the same period, five deaths have been recorded, one in the municipality of Colón, three in Querétaro and one in Tequisquiapan.
At the national level, 9,131 positive cases of influenza have been reported during this period and 326 deaths have been reported (in Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Coahuila, Colima, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero , Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas).
During the cold season, the risk of presenting acute respiratory infections, including influenza, increases, so groups of people between six to 59 months of age, 60 years and older, pregnant women, health personnel are urged to , as well as risk groups (people with diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV and morbid obesity), to apply the vaccine, in order to avoid complications.
Health Services Personnel of the State of Querétaro (SESEQ) apply the vaccine in the 198 health centers located in the 18 municipalities during the opening hours of each unit; In addition, a vaccination post is located in Plaza de Armas from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
It is also applied at the ISSSTE Family Medicine Clinic (Avenida Tecnológico 101 Col. Centro) from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. At the ISSSTE General Hospital, on the first floor in office 4, Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
In the Santa Rosa Jáuregui delegation, at the kiosk in the main garden from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 12:30, and at the ISSSTE San Juan del Río Unit, from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 12:30 and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In the IMSS Family Medicine units, it is applied from Monday to Friday during each unit’s work hours and vaccination posts are placed:
• Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Aurrera Tintero, Satélite and Peñaflor, as well as at Soriana Sendero and Walmart Bernardo Quintana.
• Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Costco and HEB Bernardo Quintana.
• Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Mercado Escobedo, Sams Club Plaza de Toros, Tienda del Sol, La Comer de Zaragoza and Soriana Ensueño.
• Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Walmart Juriquilla, Plaza Portal, Plaza Antea and Bodega Aurrera Pie de la Cuesta.
To prevent influenza, as well as other respiratory diseases, it is important that the population follow the following recommendations:
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use alcohol-based gel.
• When coughing or sneezing, cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or the inner corner of your arm.
• If you have an acute respiratory infection, use a face mask.
• Do not touch your face with dirty hands.
• Clean and disinfect commonly used surfaces and objects.
• Dress well and avoid sudden changes in temperature.
• Increase consumption of foods rich in vitamins C and D (fruits and vegetables), as well as liquids.
In the presence of respiratory symptoms such as difficulty breathing (severity), fever (greater than 38 degrees), headache, cough, sore throat or runny nose, it is important to stay at home, not self-medicate and contact the call center. 44 21 01 52 05 to receive medical guidance.
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