Value of Vaccines for Children and Dangers of Steroids in Sports Programs | Dominican Society of Pediatrics

THE NEW DIARY, SANTO DOMINGO. – When participating in the press conference that the Ministry of Public Health holds every Wednesday, the vice president of the Dominican Society of Pediatrics, Rafael Mena, valued the contributions of the pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines, which have contributed to significantly reduce consultations pediatrics as a result of these diseases.

The specialist asked the population to go to the posts and follow up on the vaccination of their children, so that they acquire the necessary immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases, which are applied free of charge throughout the country.

He stressed that thanks to the coverage that the country exhibits in the vaccines contemplated in the basic scheme, the infant mortality indicators have been significantly reduced in this population.

In another order, the doctor deplored the use of anabolic substances or steroids in sports programs, especially basketball, which “put the health of hundreds of children who arrive from different parts of the country at risk.”

“These children, who come to these programs looking to make their dreams come true, are exposed to these substances, ignoring the damage it causes to their health, since the effects arise in the short and long term,” he added.

He indicated that acute renal failure, liver cancer, hypertension and muscular problems are among the conditions mentioned by the specialist, referring to those that occur as an effect of the consumption of anabolic steroids.

He stressed that existing laws should place more emphasis on the protection of minors in these situations.

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Dr. Aida Lucia Vargas, director of Immunopreventables by Vaccines, reported that some 313,831 people have been vaccinated (28.9 percent of the population in question) against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, and polio.

He said that he will be vaccinated until the proposed goal of 1,296 is completed, so he recommended that the population continue to demand and apply the immunological ones.

He pointed out that in addition to the vaccination actions that the ministry offers in a timely manner through the more than 1,421 posts it has throughout the country, vaccination is done house by house and is aimed at populations most susceptible to contracting the aforementioned diseases. , completing and starting schemes and supplying accumulated debts in vaccination matters.

Regarding the issue of COVID-19, the Vice Minister of Collective Health, Eladio Pérez, said that in the coming weeks the Ministry will meet with specialized societies in order to discuss case reports and the effects of the virus after it the disease is no longer a global health emergency.

The official said that “COVID-19 will not disappear, it will be an endemic disease in the countries, therefore the recommendation is to continue vaccinating people who have not received the vaccines, such as minors.

Bulletin 1,105 on COVID-19

The director of Epidemiology, Dr. Ronald Skews reported that 2,773 samples were taken for COVID-19, among these 51 PCR and 2,722 rapid samples of which 28 cases have been reported.

He indicated that the weekly positivity stands at 1.68 percent and in the last four weeks 0.44 percent, while there are no hospitalizations for the disease.

He said that the active cases (34) are registered in La Romana, La Altagracia, Santo Domingo Norte, Bajos de Haina, Constanza, La Vega, Espaillat, Moca among others. While 147 municipalities have not reported cases in the last three weeks, which represents 95 percent of the country.

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