According to data provided by the city’s top health official, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, nearly 2,000 New Yorkers die each year from the common flu, both from health problems and from not being vaccinated against the flu.
The official urged New Yorkers to immunize themselves with reinforcement doses or boosters, against Covid 19, to continue avoiding deaths.
“This booster dose is specially designed to protect against covid 19 variants and for these reasons they are better, offer more protection and will strengthen your immunity,” said Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York Commissioner for Health.
The councilor also pointed out that currently 6 people lose their lives every day due to COVID 19, most of them due to chronic diseases and because they have not been vaccinated against the Coronavirus.
He indicated that if these figures were followed, it would become as common a disease as the flu.
Both COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccines can be given at the same time, the commissioner said.
“The covid 19 vaccine is mrni and the flu vaccine is protein and works differently, there is a different reaction and there is no risk of serious side effects from doing the two together,” explained Dr. Vasan.
Doctor Vasan.
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“To take care of each other, we should take all recommended reinforcements and vaccines, we know they did a study before offering us to the community and they are helping us and saving more lives,” said Sandra Ordoñez, a neighbor. “The flu is a vaccine that already exists and it is very important that we are not afraid and that we can take care of ourselves.”
Not everyone, however, thinks the same.
-What is your argument for not getting vaccines or covid reinforcements?
“There wasn’t enough study for this and if there are enough studies to boost the body’s immunity with natural treatment,” said Hector Negroni.
– Won’t you get the vaccines?
“Not yet”.
Both covid 19 and flu vaccines are completely free for all New Yorkers.
He was also asked if newly arrived immigrants seeking asylum can access vaccines, to which the official replied that everyone has the right to health, regardless of their legal status or origin.
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