In the Mexico City (CDMX) stock is guaranteed anticovid-19 vaccines to cover the entire population, with the Russian formula, Sputnikand with the Cuban, Ratherwhich are currently being applied in the capital’s health centers, stated the head of the branch, Oliva López Arellano.
However, to access the updated formulas against Covid-19, which have already arrived in the country, such as Moderna and Pfizerthese must be purchased at authorized pharmacies, indicated the capital’s Secretary of Health, recalling that these formulas are not available for the public sector, “until now,” she said.
However, the official asserted that the vaccines currently applied in Mexico City, -Abdala and Sputnik-are endorsed by Cofepris, in addition to the fact that “the World Health Organization has indicated that the vaccines of the original strain continue to be very useful in awakening the immune response and we are applying them as a reinforcement”, for 96 percent of the total of the capital residents who have a complete vaccination schedule, he said.
López Arellano emphasized that to face the winter season, as in previous years, vaccination posts will be set up in shopping centers in the city, to reach a greater number of people.
Whenever there are intensive campaigns, as is the case with the winter campaign, mobile modules and semi-fixed posts are set up, as well as all the Health Centers,” he indicated.
Vaccines against Covid and influenza in CDMX
During 2023, 584,186 vaccines against coronavirus have been applied. coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, López Arellano pointed out, in addition to remembering that the Cuban Abdala formula is applied in all centers, while only 32 of these centers have the Russian Sputnik vaccine. Since December 5, when the Russian formula arrived in the city, to date, 22,021 doses have been applied.
Finally, at a press conference after the formal delivery of the T-II Tenorios Health Center, in Iztapalapa, Oliva López recalled that the application of the flu vaccine during the winter season is universal, prioritizing vulnerable groups, such as minors, pregnant women, older adults and people with comorbidities.
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2023-12-27 00:41:38
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