Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico: how much weight will it attack and who will receive it? – UnoTV

The A new updated vaccine from Pfizer it will be available for you sold in Mexico the first two weeks of November, this was confirmed Jessica Morenomedical director at Pfizer Mexico, who provided details on the use, effectiveness and safety of biological products, in an interview with unotv.comthis wednesday.

According to Moreno, the Pfizer vaccine update, which can be bought in pharmacies, “yes vaccine modification [anterior] to fight the virus variant that is circulating at this time in Mexico and in the rest of the world. “

Updated vaccine against COVID-19, what are its features?

The board explained that the updated vaccine against COVID-19 continues to be based on biology messenger RNA technologybut modified according to the version currently circulating.

The fact that the vaccination from Pfizer keeping the same design principle “allows it to be changed so easily and quickly for the new variants of the virus,” Moreno said.

What strains does the updated vaccine protect against?

This An updated COVID-19 vaccine protects against the JN.1 lineage of the virus and its products, the spokesman said.

This guarantees protection against the disease, because at this time the variations that circulate throughout the globe are the variations derived from number JN.1. in particular JN.1 and KP.3 circulate in Mexico.

How effective is the Pfizer vaccine?

Moreno specified that “the effectiveness which has not changed from the original vaccine recommended since the beginning of the pandemic”, and which is higher than 80%.

However, the director at Pfizer in Mexico he emphasized the importance of remembering that “a goal has vaccination to prevent cases, but also to prevent deaths and COVID-19 Hospitals“.

This does not mean, for any reason, that who will put on the vaccination cannot be infected covid 19, because, according to Moreno, “it is likely that some people, even when they receive the vaccine, will develop the disease, but it will be a mild condition with mild symptoms and we will prevent this person from needing hospitalized or dying of the disease. “

“There is no vaccine in the world, no perfect medicine, which is 100% effective against all diseases or against all cases.”

Yéssika Moreno, medical director of Pfizer Mexico

Who will receive the new updated vaccine against COVID-19?

The new updated vaccine against COVID-19 from Pfizer can be installed people older than five years and up to 100 or more, Moreno said.

However, Moreno stressed that “the population at highest risk Only patients who are older than 60 or 65 years of age, and those who have joint diseases, That means they have another illness that they are living with that increases their risk risk of developing a serious disease or develop death.”

“The most important people to get the vaccine are over 60 or 65 years of age and people who have a serious illness that reduces the capacity of their immune system, we are talking about people with cancer, who are receiving chemotherapy or long-term treatments. remedies.”

Yéssika Moreno, medical director of Pfizer Mexico

Adverse effects of the updated vaccine

According to global reports, the bad effect which could happen the same as any vaccination o injection: pain at the site of application and general discomfort for 24 hours after application.

“The Pfizer vaccine has been administered to millions of people around the world and that gives us confidence that it is a safe and effective vaccine and this update will not change that , right? “

Yéssika Moreno, medical director of Pfizer Mexico

The cost of the new vaccine against COVID-19

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine updated to be available from the first two weeks of November and it has that precious “It will be a competitive and affordable cost as per the reality of the country,” the guidelines said.

Why is it important to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine?

The the importance of getting an updated vaccine against COVID-19 lies, according to the expert, “because the virus from COVID-19he SARS-CoV-2is a virus that has continued to evolve from the original version we encountered in 2020.”

“Because the virus is always changing and generating new variants, the variants change, they change the way they evade the immune system, they change how bad they are, the way it’s moved or how easily it’s moved changes, so we change. also need new ways to fight this virus. “

Yéssika Moreno, medical director of Pfizer Mexico

Phrases changes in the COVID-19 virus They are part of the common feature of the virus and even some bacteria to clear them immune systemsaid the specialist.

“Come on virus They are intelligent entities that also look for ways to bypass our immune system, to bypass the medicines we use to fight, because the bacteria and the virus They learn that we fight them in one way, and then other ways to avoid us immune system or therapeutic devices,” he explained.

Although the praise of the World Health Organization (WHO) that people vaccinate when they can, the reality is that they will get one vaccine updated ensuring protection against new variants of the virus.

“The variant, the mother of JN.1, has had more than 40 changes, more than 40 mutations. So if I put a vaccine that we used in 2020 with the original virus, it will not have a greater effect against the JN.1 variants, the ones that are currently circulating. “

Yéssika Moreno, medical director of Pfizer Mexico

Not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 causes more mutations of the virus

A representative of the Pfizer in Mexico pointed out an important factor to consider regarding the virus mutation and the vaccination that is “if we don’t get the vaccine and we get COVID 19 “Each of us is a ‘laboratory’ where the virus can continue to change and mutate and then we create new changes and the virus will continue to cause problems. “

This is because, he said, “the virus It doesn’t change in the air, but it has to be inside an organism to be able to change and move.”

“Hence the necessity and appropriateness of getting vaccinated and reducing the chance of having COVID-19 as little as possible, just with the goal, not only of not getting sick, not -only not needing hospitalization or dying, but also going gradually. to prevent the virus from mutating. “

Yéssika Moreno, medical director of Pfizer Mexico

“The Vaccine covid-19 This is the example par excellence that we talk about as part of the history of medicine and humanity,” concluded Moreno.