Where can you get vaccinated against covid and flu in Veracruz, during the winter season?

VERACRUZLOOK. – Although in this month of November the temperature stay high, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) expected the arrival of the winter season and implemented a vaccination campaign in the Veracruz – Boca del Río metropolitan area and in other parts of the state, to prevent respiratory diseases in the coming months.

The vaccines to be administered Veracruz will be for covid 19seasonal influenza and against pneumococcus, viruses responsible for most respiratory diseases associated with the winter season.

Recently, José Artemio Cruz López, IMSS Public Health Coordinatorconfirmed to the local media that the winter vaccination campaign in Veracruz It has already begun, and it will be in all health center of Social Security where the doses against covid, and against influenza and pneumococcus, are applied.

He noticed that the vaccination more important in pregnant women, people with immunological problems, children under 5 years old and elderly people aged 60 and over.although young people and adults can also be vaccinated.

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On the other hand, this vaccination campaign open to everyone, regardless of whether they benefit from IMSS or not, so they should go to the health centers to get information and be able to get the vaccine.

In addition, the dose of anticovid that they apply in the IMSS in Veracruz It will be the Cuban Abdalá vaccine, which is one of the variants applied in the country throughout the pandemic and after it. Among the vaccines distributed in Mexico are those of the brand Pfizer, Astra-Zeneca, Abdala and la Sputnikwhile the distribution of the Patria vaccine, which is being developed in Mexico, is pending.

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