With the Abdalá vaccine, the campaign against Covid-19 begins in health centers in Veracruz

Xalapa, Ver.- As part of the vaccination campaign to the winter season be distributed Abdala vaccine against him Covid 19 in health centers in the state of Veracruz.

How long does the winter season last?

Jessica Kristal Ríos Mercadante, director of Public Health of Veracruz Health Services and the Ministry of Health, said that this The winter season starts on 15 October and ends on 28 March 2025period in which the flu vaccine and Covid-19 vaccine.

“Abdala is the vaccine available. That is what we currently have and our stock is available to cover our entire population and various beneficiaries. “

He explained that the main scheme regarding Covid-19 is for the healthy people who have not received any dose against Covid-19 from the age of five.

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Priority population groups for the vaccination campaign each winter season

The expert recalled that the main population group are those at risk of serious illness, hospitalization or death, namely:

• Those living with comorbidity such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, immunosuppression due to cancer disease or treatment
• People living with HIV, among other susceptible diseases such as chronic lung diseases such as COPD or asthma

The booster vaccine will also be given to people heavypeople from 60 years and morehe health workers and people among them 18 and 59 years old.

“It is an increased dose, let’s remember that the vaccine against Covid-19 has now become part of the universal vaccination scheme, and as I told you, it belongs e to this vaccination campaign for the winter season.

He said that the people can be sure of that They are a new biology that has not come to an end, “They currently have an end date based on the winter season. “

Where do you go to get vaccinated?

For the application, he specified, you can go to any health center, IMSS—Success, IMSS, THIS, “Regardless of what you’re entitled to, you’re already vaccinated so you can get vaccinated.”

He urged that if children under the age of six do not have a complete vaccination schedule, they should come to complete their schedules. “We must take advantage of the opportunity, at the moment it is to consolidate, but we can also apply, we have other biology available to complete schemes. “

Covid-19 cases and impact in Veracruz

He specified that there have been reports so far 538 accumulated cases of Covid-19 y 78 cases of influenza seasonal.

Finally, in addition to the vaccine, the director of Public Health recommended to the people keep warmdo not reveal yourself to sudden temperature changesespecially the most vulnerable people are children under 5 years old, older adults and pregnant women.

In addition, if respiratory illness is suspected, use cubrebocasdon’t forget hand washing and, if you have respiratory symptoms, avoid greeting with a kiss or hand, and choose the elbow, fist or greeting from a distance.

“Definitely avoid wood smoke in closed spaces because it can cause poisoning and, above all, if you have severe respiratory symptoms, go to your health centers. Please do not self-medicate, it is always important to consult your doctors.”

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