The director of Health in Acapulco, Aniceto Leguizamo Dimas, called on the people of Acapulco to go to the application of vaccines to prevent respiratory diseases before the beginning of the winter season where there are sudden changes in temperature.
The official stated that It is very important that during this month of November, you go to the health centers throughout the city, as well as in the two surgical clinics, one in Hogar Moderno and the other in the town of Xaltianguis, where the vaccines against Influenza and Covid-19 are being administered.
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“Indeed, we already have the winter season, this season of sudden changes in temperature is coming, and with these come health problems, in this season cases of influenza increase greatly, respiratory problems that affect everyone, but with greater risk adults and those who already have respiratory problems”, said the health minister.
The head of health in the municipality also said that in addition to the application of vaccines against Influenza and Covid-19 for counteract respiratory diseases at the end of the year, Health personnel are applying the vaccines to cover the missing doses in the cards of all minors, who are taken to the health centers and clinics of the municipality.
Leguizamo Dimas, indicated that The instruction from Mayor Abelina López Rodríguez is to cover most of the city’s neighborhoods with the application of vaccines in order to prevent respiratory diseases from increasing this winter season.
On the other hand, the health minister acknowledged that In Acapulco, dengue cases were contained after the risk of Hurricane John, and this was due to the intense campaign that was undertaken with the house-to-house distribution of the abbe and the fumigation in colonies, public buildings, schools and cemeteries.