Older Adults Inoculated with Pfizer Vaccine in Guayaquil’s Sauces 3 Health Center

Humberto, Juan and Lorena were part of the group of older adults and catastrophic patients who managed to be inoculated with the bivalent Pfizer vaccine at the health center located in Sauces 3, in the north of Guayaquil.

Like them, other citizens in the priority group had access to the dose in health centers in Bastión Popular and in the Atarazana. This Thursday, September 14, some no longer reached that type of dose, but were vaccinated against COVID-19 with doses of Sinovac.

Older adults lead care for COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses in Guayaquil: the majority do not have a bivalent vaccine

The bivalent vaccination against COVID-19 ended yesterday, Wednesday, September 13, in the country. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) indicated that this immunization process was aimed at health personnel and vulnerable groups, such as adults over 65 years of age, patients with serious conditions and chronic pathologies who, for the most part, had received two boosters previously. with at least 5 months.

The MSP completed the vaccination campaign with bivalent doses. Photo: Jazmín Solís.

In the first phase, which began on July 19, professionals who work in areas of respiratory disease management, such as pulmonology, ICU and emergency, from all establishments of the National Health System were vaccinated.

Likewise, the vaccine was prioritized for people with obesity, chronic cardiovascular disease, moderate or severe chronic respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2, chronic kidney and liver diseases, with HIV, immunosuppressed people, with solid organ or blood stem cell transplants. , active tuberculosis, oncological and oncohematological patients.

The Health Coordination Zone 8, which corresponds to the cantons of Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón, received a total of 48,960 doses of bivalent Pfizer against COVID-19. Of these, approximately 5,089 older adults have received the vaccine.

For those people who have yet to receive any of the boosters (third dose or fourth dose), the original strain vaccine will be available in MSP establishments. Additionally, the process for the purchase of new doses of vaccine updated to the circulating variants is lifted, which will be available in the next semester.

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However, doctors detailed that there are many older adults who have not yet been vaccinated with this booster for various reasons, such as the declaration of the end of the pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and for issues of religious beliefs and cultural. There is a reluctance to apply biologics, fear of side effects after the application of biologics against COVID-19.

MSP doctors recommended that the population continue with prevention measures, such as hand hygiene with alcohol gel or soap and water, and the use of a mask in case of suspicion to avoid contagion. And continue with immunization for risk groups, since with the climate due to the El Niño phenomenon, cases of respiratory complications would increase. (YO)

2023-09-14 20:12:00
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