vaccines

Ministry of Health Lifts Preventive Immobilization of Bivalent Pfizer Vaccines after Verifying Proper Cold Chain Maintenance

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Ministry of Health Lifts Preventive Immobilization of Bivalent Pfizer Vaccines after Verifying Proper Cold Chain Maintenance

The Ministry of Health (Sometimes) decided to lift the measure that ordered the immobilization of a batch of vaccines bivalentes Pfizer in a preventive way, before the detection of a presumed break in the cold chain, after verifying that the technical specifications for its conservation have been met. Through a statement, the Sometimes recalled that … Read more

Need for Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines in Peru Highlighted by Civil Organization

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Need for Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines in Peru Highlighted by Civil Organization

According to the regional initiative Voces Ciudadanas, the trivalent vaccine that the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and regional governments apply to Peruvians does not provide protection against the Yamagata lineage of the influenza type B, strain with the highest circulation in Peru between 2014 and 2020. For the civil organization, faced with this scenario, it … Read more

Ministry of Health Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol, Introduces Bivalent Vaccine

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Ministry of Health Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol, Introduces Bivalent Vaccine

He Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that it has updated the protocol for vaccination against COVID-19with the purpose of gradually migrating to the use of the bivalent vaccine. In this sense, the sector led by Minister Rosa Gutiérrez explained that the bivalent vaccine will be placed in this way: Adolescents, from 12 to 17 years … Read more

Health Department Participates in Gay Pride Events to Promote Monkeypox Vaccine

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Health Department Participates in Gay Pride Events to Promote Monkeypox Vaccine

With a call for the prevention of the disease caused by the monkeypox virus, the Health Department (DS) will participate in two Gay Pride events this month to guide and promote the mpox vaccine. In addition, they launch an information campaign aimed at promoting the two doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine. The Puerto Rico LGBTTIQ … Read more

Shortage of Vaccines and Medicines in Mexico: Report Finds Alarming Drop in Coverage

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Shortage of Vaccines and Medicines in Mexico: Report Finds Alarming Drop in Coverage

In the last six years, there has been a serious drop in the roof all vaccines of the scheme of the Universal Vaccination Program, The Zero Desabasto Collective pointed out in the report “X-ray of the shortage of medicines in Mexico 2022”. “Some vaccines have bottomed out, for example the application of BCG with 27% … Read more

“Czech Republic Saves Billions by Canceling Excess COVID-19 Vaccine Orders”

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“Czech Republic Saves Billions by Canceling Excess COVID-19 Vaccine Orders”

Even so, the Czech Republic should save approximately two billion crowns this year alone, because it will not receive millions of benefits that it ordered in the past. “We will definitely want to make the most of it. Taking the entire amount makes no sense for us,” Deputy Minister of Health Jakub Dvořáček, who participated … Read more

COVID-19 Vaccination in Pontevedra and O Salnés: Progress and Statistics

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COVID-19 Vaccination in Pontevedra and O Salnés: Progress and Statistics

On December 27, 2020, vaccination against a virus that had turned the world upside down began in all the autonomous communities of Spain: COVID-19. The first vaccine to be administered was the one developed by Pfizer/BioNTech (Comirnaty). Then came those made by Moderna (Spikevax), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria) and Janssen. The first to be vaccinated were the … Read more

IMSS Cold Rooms: Obsolete and Useless Equipment Endangers Health Supplies

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IMSS Cold Rooms: Obsolete and Useless Equipment Endangers Health Supplies

At least 22 IMSS Delegation Warehouses have cold rooms that are “in poor condition due to obsolescence” and do not have “sufficient and adequate capacity for optimal cold network management,” according to official documents. In the Supply Coordination, located in the Gustavo A. Madero mayor’s office, there is a cold room acquired in 1963, 60 … Read more

“Adult vaccination: Herpes Zoster added to Galician public health offer for at-risk groups and elderly population”

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“Adult vaccination: Herpes Zoster added to Galician public health offer for at-risk groups and elderly population”

“Adult vaccination is not a fad nor does it have to do only with COVID. It is a scientific conquest”, claims the doctor María José Pereira Rodríguez, head of the Preventive Medicine Service of the health area of ​​A Coruña and Cee, when assessing the recent incorporation of the herpes zoster vaccine to the Galician … Read more

“The Secret to Pancreatic Cancer Survival: Activating the Immune Response”

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“The Secret to Pancreatic Cancer Survival: Activating the Immune Response”

Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest tumors, with a mortality rate of 88%. That small percentage of 12% of patients who manage to survive for years without experiencing relapses has aroused the curiosity of researchers, since their tumors seem to have a hidden secret: the ability to activate an immune response. 2023-05-21 10:03:54 #Opinion #cold … Read more