The epidemiological alert issued by the Ministry of Health Public by the circulation of several respiratory viruses and the recommendation to keep the schemes updated vaccinetion has aroused the interest of people in increasing protection, especially in the presence of the variant of Covid JN.1 in the country.
During a tour taken this Thursday, Free Diary visited various positions vaccinetion, in which he could verify that the vaccine against influenza in some of them.
“Right now we don’t have one. This year they opened the vaccinetion to everything public and they left quickly. We have to wait until next year, when the new strain arrives,” declared Ángela de la Cruz, in charge of the center located within the Health Plaza.
De la Cruz indicated that, contrary to previous days, where there was no request for vaccines anticovidYesterday Thursday they inoculated of the personas.
A similar situation occurred in Mata Hambre Health Subcenterwhere there are no longer available units of the biological for influenza.
“At de influenza They are looking for her a lot in this week, but it ended. We are referring them to Multicentro Churchill,” admitted Bartola Espinosa, vaccinedora in the subcenter. It should be noted that the Multicentro position only operates on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon.
Espinosa clarified that if a person has flu symptoms, you can’t put the vaccine.
“There are many people with gripe and it cannot be put like that,” he commented.
About COVID-19said they are having little demand.
Central Plaza and the Olympic Center
In the position located on the fourth floor of Plaza Central tests are no longer carried out Covidonly the vaccine against this virus and influenza.
Both vaccines have been well received. According to the person in charge, “there are many who do not have the vaccine against him Covid y We are even giving the first dose.”
At the Olympic Center, demand began to rise since last Tuesday, both for the influenza as reinforcement of Covidmainly in the population of adults older than asking fourth and fifth dose.
Some who had not been coming for two years are getting their reinforcementDr. Kelly Melo“In charge of the vaccination post at the Olympic Center.”
High demand in Santo Socorro
On the other hand, at the post located at the Santo Socorro Hospital, at noon yesterday there were inoculated 42 personas against influenzamost, adults greater.
“They were sold out and we had to order more. We are lucky that we are right next to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), ”she confessed. vaccineDora Lize de la Cruz.
In this position also inocula against pneumococcus.
470 thousand doses
In September 2023, the authorities of Health Public announced the arrival of 470 thousand doses against influenza.
The vaccine was directed to personas 65 years of age or older, of any age with certain chronic conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), personas pregnant women and children under 5 years of age. Also to health personnel and those who work in the media, due to the high level of exposure they have.
As of December 13, there were 307,289 doses applied in adults; 25,580 in children and 13,829 in diabetic patients, for a total of 333,604 units.
2023-12-29 04:01:00
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