In Nuevo Leon, 70 percent of children do not have the complete scheme of vaccination, revealed the Secretary of State Health, Alma Rosa Marroquín Escamilla, who stressed that vaccination is definitely an issue that worries them, because the percentages have decreased in general terms throughout the country.
In the case of the entity, he said, there is coverage of no more than 33 percent in children under three years of age.
“And in Nuevo León we identified last year that we had a cglobal coverage of 32 to 33 percent in children under three years of age, of the complete scheme, that is, to 70 percent of children were missing at least one vaccine.
“That is why we insist with the mothers: we have all the vaccines, they are totally free, in the 392 health centers that we have available throughout the state; so come with your children, update your vaccination records, ”she emphasized.
In his intervention in the Cambios program, hosted by Victor Martinez Lucio, Marroquin Escamilla He reiterated how fundamental it is to prevent diseases that minors may face.
“The most important thing is prevention and care is in each one of us, and especially in the most vulnerable people, who are the elderly, children and people with comorbidities.
On the side of the cases of covid-19he shared, that there was a small peak in the current month, but from zero to a maximum of 20 cases.
However, he reiterated that there were no patients in intensive care and those who required hospitalization were ambulatory.
“This month we reached 15 or 20 cases, all outpatients, our hospitalizations have remained between zero and three throughout the state, not patients in intensive care,” he said.
State projects a new children’s hospital
The aceSecretary of Health in Nuevo Leon, Alma Rosa Marroquín Escamilla, He announced that the state plans to build a new children’s hospital.
The project, he added, is part of the state strategy to have more and better hospital infrastructure.
“We are working on many new projects, in general terms the population is growing and the demand for care is growing throughout the state, which is why we have greatly promoted the development of infrastructure, to have more hospitals and to have better units.
“And we are working there on a project to build a new children’s hospital and that the Maternal and Child Hospital can expand its attention to pregnant women, in general, to women,” he said.
2023-07-24 10:43:00
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