Chubut confirmed the Ministry of Health provincial health system arrived 60,000 will drink the disease vaccine applied to prioritize people into groups.
Data prevail this Wednesday from the Provincial Director of Pathology and Epidemiology, noting that these vaccination activities began on March 17.
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Risk groups
It’s a flu vaccine It is indicated for health personnel, people aged 65 and over, pregnant and postpartum people, girls and boys from 6 to 24 months and people from 2 years to 64 years. with different conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, respiratory diseases, heart diseases, congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies, oncohematological patients, recipients or people on dialysis with chronic renal failure.
Influenza vaccination aims to achieve maximum coverage in each group included in the plan and to be most vulnerable to complications.
It should also be noted that the people included in these groups who have not yet done so can receive this measure of immunization on a free basis. free in all vaccination centers and hospitals in the province.
Respiratory infections
The incidence of higher respiratory infections is also explained by the displacement suffered in previous years from SARSCoV-2. In Argentina, as at the global level, the circulation of influenza and other viruses was interrupted with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the years 2020 and 2021.
After this period, The flu virus has returned to circulation with unusual behavior so it is important to People with risk factors should get vaccinated in good time, ideally before the start of winter.
Vaccine co-administration
Also, and against the probability of a consequent increase in the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which goes to the behavior of the virus during the influenza season, the Ministry of Health of Chubut encourages the population to update the COVID-19 course dose app and it is particularly emphasized the opportunity to co-administer the flu and the COVID-19 vaccine as the main strategy prioritized in the groups, bearing in mind that the protection conferred by vaccination is not immediate, but at least for 14 days to generate adequate protection.
It is implied in this sense Go to the pool carrying card so that it can be controlled and all vaccination plans are completed, if applied.
Other preventive measures
On the other hand, the provincial health portfolio emphasized the importance of implementing the second population Preventive measures for respiratory diseases as ventilation of enclosed spaces and hand washing; do not attend work or school if symptoms occur; and to consult the health team at the first appearance of symptoms, especially in fetuses and children at higher risk.
Los signs The most common are: difficulty breathing, agitation, fever over 38 degrees, cough, nasal congestion, conjunctivitis, sore throat, headache, muscle pain.
