Although COVID cases continue to rise in Coahuiladoctors report that treatments have been exhausted Paxlovideffective in combating the virus. In addition, there are no updated vaccines available to reduce the risk of infection.
On the other hand, the doses of the vaccines Abdala and Patria are outdated, because they were designed to combat the original virus that emerged in China and are ineffective against the new strains, the doctor reported. Roberto Bernal Gómez, who was Secretary of Health in the previous state administration.
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INFECTIONS ARE ON THE RISE
As a private physician, he is aware that infections are increasing in the state; this is reported by virologists and infectologists who monitor what is happening in Coahuila. Especially in Torreónthe number of cases in older adults has increased significantly.
“Paxlovid, which is a very effective treatment, no longer exists, and the vaccines that are available in the health sector, Abdala and Patria, are designed to attack the original Wuhan virus. That is history, and the virus has changed many times… They came out when the disease was already very advanced; now there are new strains, completely different.
“There are updated vaccines for the current virus on the market and in the United States. These vaccines should be administered like influenza vaccines every year, but they must be updated for the current virus,” he explained.
As was the case during the pandemic, people must take self-care measures and avoid transmitting the virus.For example, if you have flu-like symptoms, do not go to work to reduce the risk of infection.
GET VACCINATED EVERY YEAR
Another measure is to get vaccinated every year with approved and validated biologicals to combat new mutations of the virus. If you have already been infected, you should try to get Paxlovid to undergo the appropriate treatment.We have tried to achieve this and it has not been achieved”said.
“In young patients who have been recently vaccinated, the disease will probably not be serious; it will be a simple flu, but in older adults it is still a serious illness, especially in those who are not vaccinated.“, he explained.
In particular, he recommends that his patients not leave home if they are sick. After five or seven days, they can go out, but with a mask for another five days. If they go to crowded places or to hospitals and doctors’ offices, they must wear a mask, get vaccinated and not expose themselves.
