One of the main concerns that Colombia initially had was how to acquire the necessary vaccines for the vulnerable population, along with the booster dose that each person would need according to their age. After negotiations, batches of vaccines from different laboratories began to arrive in the country, where people attended en masse to apply their doses.
Minors are one of the most vulnerable populations, along with those over 60 years of age. | Photo: Getty Images
However, seeing that the cases of covid-19 were declining in the country, part of the population stopped attending to complete their vaccination schedule, with large quantities of doses for its application.
Pioneering vaccines in Colombia
Codagenix is one of the additional formulas that are being worked on to overcome covid-19 whose main characteristic consists of its mode of application, which is through the nostrils. From this reference, more than 190 doses have been applied in Bogotá, Tunja and Villavicencio.
On the other hand, Medigen is another of the vaccines that the government has been preparing with the WHO alliance, which is applied by injection. More than 1,300 of this model have been applied in Bogotá and the departments of Boyacá, Quindío, Tolima and Valle del Cauca.
Between 2020 and 2022 the world population was threatened by covid-19, a virus that is still present in everyday life. | Photo: AFP or licensors
The implementation of this scientific collaboration has been closely observed by the Pan American Health Organization, which has informed that in the nation “the study was carried out in Cali, Armenia, Ibagué, Tunja, Duitama, Villavicencio and Bogotá, where Colombians and migrants agreed to be vaccinated voluntarily and attend the necessary follow-ups to evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccines under study. The research team states that the study will conclude in March 2024, when all the participants in this global initiative have been followed for one year. By then, global and national publications will be made of the results found”.
Minors, the main concern
For these ages, the bivalent vaccines are the ones that should be applied, for which reason Silva has emphasized that despite the fact that these doses are authorized, they have not yet reached the country, in addition to adding that AstraZeneca, among other laboratories, lack negotiations with Petro government.
Regardless of ethnicity, creed or nationality, covid-19 marked a before and after in the history of humanity. | Photo: AFP or licensors
With the problem of dammed vaccines, the Colombian Society of Pediatrics advised that updating the vaccination scheme for children should not be neglected, adding that the bivalent vaccine should be applied to infants older than three years.
For her part, from the Infectious Diseases Committee of the Society of Pediatrics, Claudia Beltrán, expressed her support for the Colombian Society of Pediatrics, in addition to adding that “for those over 6 months of age in the country the messenger RNA vaccine of the modern pharmaceutical.
2023-07-18 01:01:15
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