The most powerful scientific theory on the application of booster vaccines against Covid-19, indicated Óscar Efrén Zazueta, head of the state of Epidemiology, is that they should be applied annually.
“Every year we will need reinforcements. For now we are working with the immune data that exists, the vaccine is one of the strategies, I think the most important thing is that it helps us prevent hospitalization ”, she added.
The official stressed that Covid-19 is an emerging disease, as are vaccines for its prevention, and there are many questions about the duration of vaccine-acquired immunity, however the epidemiology chief believes that with the reinforcements applied The population is protected this season.
“Several studies are underway to determine how often they will need boosters,” she said.
The head of epidemiology also added that the vaccines do not prevent new positive cases of Covid-19, but are designed to prevent hospitalizations and deaths.
