About 61,000 people from Manizale have not started a vaccination scheme against Covid 19.
During 2023, 327 cases of Covid 19 have been registered in Manizales, of which eight are in children under 3 years of age, figures that show the importance of vaccinating children on time and following the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health and Protection Social.
Leidy Lisbeth Moreno Meza, head of the Public Health Unit indicated that “We invite all parents to bring their children to guarantee protection against this disease, which is still active in the city and which accumulates more than 300 cases this year, 8 of them in children under 3 years of age, generating two deaths in the last 2 years.
Currently, about 61,000 people from Manizale have not started a vaccination scheme against Covid 19 and some have yet to receive their full scheme or booster dose.
Leidy Lisbeth Moreno Meza, Head of the Public Health Unit.
It is important to be vigilant, since the World Health Organization alerted the world in recent days with EG.5, a derivative of the recombinant variant XBB and that may represent an increase in Covid in the population.
It is worth clarifying that timely vaccination during childhood is essential, because it helps provide immunity to children, before they are exposed to diseases or viruses that could be fatal.
Population that should receive additional dose against Covid-19:
Pregnant women over 60 years of age Population with comorbidities Human talent in health
Why is vaccination important in people with comorbidities?
To reduce the risk of death, prevent possible complications derived from the disease, avoid the sequelae of the infection and reduce the risk of the appearance of new variants.
If you suffer from the following diseases the additional dose should be applied:
Obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, COPD, heart failure, arterial hypertension, hypothyroidism, rheumatic or hematological diseases Active cancer under treatment Advanced oncological disease and neoplastic and benign hematological pathologies associated with immunosuppression, including, but not limited to acute, chronic leukemia lymphoma, myeloma and medullary aplasia Oncological disease in those who are planning to start treatment or those who have just finished it (<6 months) Transplantation of hematopoietic progenitors or solid organs or on the waiting list for transplantation HIV infection regardless of CD4 count Latent, active tuberculosis or fibrothorax Treatment with high doses of steroids (0.5 mg/kg/day for more than 10 days), use of DMARDs or immunomodulators Primary immunodeficiencies or other types of immunosuppression including patients with splenectomies or with functional asplenia Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica History of Guillain syndrome Barré or facial palsy (Bell's palsy) Coagulation or anticoagulation disorders
Likewise, patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation must restart the full vaccination schedule against Covid 19. The municipal Administration invites the community in general to get vaccinated against this virus that has claimed the lives of so many people in the world.
Data of Interest
Approximately 6.3 million people have died worldwide as a result of COVID-19.
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2023-08-10 23:11:45
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