They are children, already adolescents, especially vulnerable to whom the coronavirus has conditioned their lives like no one else. Vaccination against Covid-19 begins to allow them to begin to normalize their lives, but even their vaccination plan has been specially designed for avoid any possibility of contagion.
Hugo is 14 years old, he has been twice kidney transplant and since the pandemic began a year and a half ago, he has hardly stepped on the streets. Getting the vaccine takes you one step closer to a very simple wish. He himself confesses that he already wants to go out for a walk with his friends “and little else.”
To protect you, your family has had to avoid any exposure. Getting the vaccine can mean “that can go to school, like other children and that he can go out for a walk with his friends, “explains his mother.
The case of Jesus
At 15, Jesus knows what it is to have leukemia. His mother brought him from Venezuela for treatment and he was admitted to the hospital for two years. “She suffered a lot and it’s not good to go through this and what I’m going through right now,” he explains.
You are aware of what can happen if you catch it. Vaccination against the virus is the only armor to protect yourself. “She will be able to live a little more normal life, have more friends and share more,” says her mother.
Romeo’s case
12-year-old Romeo has been living with congenital anemia for two years of his life. it can be very dangerous if combined with the coronavirus. “I get tired very quickly and there are times that I get pain in my arms or legs and there are times that I am also admitted,” he says about his situation.
They have waited a long time to complete the pattern and adjust to a normal life. “In patients immunosuppressed or with chronic pathologies there are more complication rate“, explains Jorge Huerta, a pediatric oncologist at the Gregorio Marañón hospital.
“In the event that they have a type 2 coronavirus infection, it would be more serious“continues Rosa Rodríguez, head of pediatrics at Hospital Gregorio Marañón. They are minors extremely vulnerable that are beginning to see the light thanks to vaccination.
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