2024-01-05 20:35:40
A few moments ago, the State Goverment reported that Jalisco will become the first entity in the country to purchase doses of vaccines against Covid-19 of the latest generation to the Moderna laboratory, which are approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris).
Through a Press conferencethe Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, confirmed that with the opening of the vaccine market, 50,050 doses of the vaccine will be purchased Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine to launch a vaccination campaign.
Photo: Screenshot of the press conference
Who is the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Jalisco aimed at?
According to the state president, the doses will be applied to vulnerable groups who do not have social Security, including older adults, girls and boys, people who suffer from different diseases, as well as poor people those who find it difficult to buy the vaccine in pharmacies.
“We know that since May of last year the WHO declared the end of the public health emergency of the pandemic, but that SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and today has special emphasis on variants and subvariants of Omicron, XBB.1.5 and “BA.2.86, and that the rapid spread of these variants makes the protection of vulnerable groups more important and particularly in this cold season,” reported the Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez.
Photo: Screenshot of the press conference
When does the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 begin in Jalisco?
The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 will begin in Jalisco this coming January 16 and will extend until March 2024, which will be applied by the Jalisco Health Services OPD and will be carried out with prior registration, as well as health centers, hospitals or brigades.
The website to register will be the same digital platform that the Jalisco government enabled when the first vaccines arrived in the state, which will be enabled again four or five days before starting the application of the doses.
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On the other hand, the Governor Enrique Alfaro pointed out that the vaccination campaign It will not be open to the general population, only to the most vulnerable sector, as well as to those communities that are lagging behind.
“In this first stage we are going to concentrate on the vulnerable population, we are thinking of applying a little more than 50,000 doses and the investment that the state is going to make in this first stage is 30 million pesos to acquire the Moderna vaccine,” the governor of Jalisco specified.
Why will Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine be applied in Jalisco?
The use of advanced vaccines like Spikevax It offers the opportunity to reactivate memory immunity, which may have developed thanks to previous vaccinations or exposure to the disease in the past. This, in turn, reduces the risk of suffering serious or fatal illnesses, providing protection to those who lack access to social security and who are most vulnerable.
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He Governor Alfaro Ramírez He emphasized that the acquisition of the vaccines was carried out directly with the Moderna laboratory, and that they have approval from the federal authorities for their purchase and application in Jalisco. This action will allow the state to maintain the autonomy in your health system and not join the scheme of IMSS-Wellbeing.
It is important to highlight that the choice of Moderna’s Spikevax vaccine is based on its approval by the World Health Organization, providing confidence in its effectiveness and safety. Jalisco thus becomes the first entity in Mexico to acquire latest generation vaccines approved by both the WHO and Cofepris.
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