The region of America has become the epicenter of the monkeypox epidemic with the largest number of cases in the world, as has been alerted in the past few weeks since Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) which already manages the acquisition of vaccines.
In dialogue with RCN worldGina Tambini, APHO representative in ColombiaShe said the ministry of health is looking for alternatives to be able to buy vaccines for the high-risk population, as indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The minister with all his team, they are looking for alternatives to be able to buy vaccines for the population at risk. Remember that the WHO indicates this these vaccines should only be applied to close contacts of confirmed cases e Mass vaccination is not recommended. There is a limitation to vaccination and alternatives are being sought for this vaccine to reach the country, “said the APHO representative.
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It is worth mentioning that PAHO reached early September a agreement with the Nordic Bavarian laboratory to supply 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccines to Latin American and Caribbean countries, through the revolving fund that it will begin to distribute this month to the 12 who have requested it.
As for confirmed cases in the country, Both indicated that of the 1,260 cases reported by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (INS) “99.9% are cases that occur in men, particularly men between the ages of 27 and 37.
The expert recalled that this disease spread from person to person by close skin-to-skin contact and that “it is important to reduce the risk factors that increase transmission”.
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He assured that in Colombia the profile of the infected people they are “men who have sex with men, there are also bisexuals and it can also occur in women even if the number is very small. Of the 1,260 cases in Colombia, only 10 are womenwhich also occurs through very close transmission from person to person “.
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