The minister of Public health, Victor Atallahmotivated vulnerable populations this Thursday to get vaccinated against the virus influenzaincluding adults over 65 years of age, pregnant women and children between six months and three years of age.
“It is in October that begins vaccinationbecause it is in October that maximizes the benefit of this vaccine“he declared.
The official said that the country is fine stocked and considered it prudent that those interested in get vaccinated consult your family doctor, appealing to the exercise of medicine individualized for each patient.
“We will have an adequate amount of vaccines to cover the entire population that deserves it,” he guaranteed.
Likewise, Atallah commented that the Ministry maintains meetings with the Society of Pulmonology and the Society of Infectious Diseases “to work on joint measures and achieve, perhaps, the effect of these seasonal viruses to a minimum.”
This year, the campaign has 533,140 doses of the vaccine71 thousand more than last year.
Centers of vaccination
Two days into the day, Free Diary made a tour of various positions vaccination of the National District, with the one located inside the José Manuel Rodríguez Jimenes Hospital (formerly Santo Socorro) being the one with the greatest demand, with about 45 people, including adults and children, who had already been immunized before noon.
According to George Paulino, doctor from Health Area VI, “the best medicine is the preventive. You don’t have to wait to get infected influenza A or B to get vaccinated.”
The doctor recalled that the vaccination against the virus influenza It is annual and invited those who were vaccinated in the last campaign to apply the vaccine updated.
This large tent operates from Monday to Friday from 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon; Saturday and Sunday until noon.
Meanwhile, at the post located at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, only two adults had shown up looking for the biological.
“We started yesterday (Wednesday), demand is weak, the first days it is always like this,” said Anny Fariñas, vaccinator.
Here, in addition to influenzais also being vaccinated until 1:00 in the afternoon against hepatitis B, pneumococcus and diphtheria (DT).
“Come put it on, there’s a lot of flu“, he encouraged.
Another center where vaccinations are being carried out influenza It is in the premises of the National Needle Industry (Inaguja)behind the Ministry of Public health.
In this space, the vaccinators did not want to offer statements, alleging that they were not authorized.
During the stay of Free Diary The presence of citizens who came to request the vaccine.
- The vaccine against the influenza It is aimed at children from 6 months to 2 years, people over 65 years of age, pregnant women, health personnel and people with chronic conditions such as lung diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV and cancer.
- The influenza It usually manifests itself with high fever, headache, chills, sore throat, cough and muscle pain.
