High-risk groups should apply them every 6 months; those at medium risk, the first after 6 months and then once a year, and those at low risk, annual reinforcements.
The Ministry of Health of the Nation updated the recommendations for the application of booster doses against COVID-19, in accordance with the proposal of the National Immunization Commission (CoNaIn) and in consensus with the provincial Ministries of Health. He did so in a statement dated May 3 in which they detailed the indications for people at high, medium, and low risk.
The national health portfolio recalled that “the reinforcement strategy is essential to maintain adequate protection in order to prevent complications, hospitalizations and deaths from this disease.” Here, the details.
•High risk
Thus, it is strongly recommended that those who are within groups at high risk of developing severe forms of disease (people 50 years of age or older, people with immunocompromised and pregnant people) receive a booster dose against COVID-19 if 6 months have elapsed since the last dose applied, regardless of the number of boosters previously received and respecting the minimum interval of at least 4 months since the last dose. According to the federal immunization registry, 9,314,083 people age 50 and older they have not received a booster dose in the last 6 months.
•Medium risk
Las people under 50 years of age with comorbidities (chronic diseases and obesity) and people at higher risk of exposure (health personnel) and strategic function are included in the group of Medium risk of experiencing serious illness or death from COVID-19 infection. The recommendation for this group is that receive a new booster 6 months after the last dose applied, and then an annual booster.
2023-05-03 17:51:56
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