2023-09-30 09:54:00
Although the pandemic has been left behind as a bad memory of humanity throughout the planet, Covid-19 is still latent in new variants, and for people with comorbidities or those over 50 years of age it can be dangerous to become infected with this virus.
As the World Health Organization (WHO) points out, “Covid is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, but it remains a threat to the public health of each country.”
For this reason, the Ministry of Health of the Nation urged, through a statement, the entire Argentine population to apply the booster doses against Covid-19. The text of the recommendation is aimed “especially at people aged 50 years or older, who are at greater risk of developing severe forms of the disease.”
The call to get vaccinated is supported by the WHO, which warns that the application of boosters is the most effective tool to confront eventual infection.
“Beyond the fact that people can count on the complete primary regimen, the strategy to reinforce vaccines against Covid-19 is essential to maintain adequate protection in order to prevent complications, hospitalizations and deaths from this disease,” the statement states. of the Ministry of Health.
The universe of those who should apply a booster is enormous in the country. According to data from the federal vaccination registry, 10,467,954 people over 50 years of age have not received a booster dose in the last six months.
On the other hand, the latest National Epidemiological Bulletin revealed a significant increase in infections in just under a month, between August and September of this year. Of the 1,480 cases registered from August 21 to 27, there was a jump to 3,187 cases in the week of September 11 to 17, a figure that is equivalent to a 120% increase in cases in the last month.
Meanwhile, the curve on the graph of patients hospitalized by Covid-19 has been rising since the beginning of August, with a current average of 200 notifications per week.
So the statistical numbers are indicating that it is necessary for the population at risk to become aware that applying the vaccine will not only protect them from contagion, but will also prevent the virus from spreading and increasing the dimension of a problem that today the system health is in a position to control.
Even though society has been saturated with prevention campaigns against this disease during the long quarantine that the country went through between 2020 and 2022, coordinated action between the Nation, provinces and municipalities would be important so that people know where and when they can get vaccinated. This service information is reduced for now to the recommendation to “enter the official website of the Ministry of Health of the Nation: www.argentina.gob.ar/coronavirus/vacuna and remember to bring an identity document and Mi Argentina cell phone application or receipts showing the number of doses applied.”
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