Bolivarian Republic

A total of 17 new infections from COVID-19 were detected in the last 24 hours, of which, all cases are community what elevates to 551 mil 974 the accumulated confirmed, with 280 active caseswhile the number of recovered stands at 545 thousand 841 patientsthanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Bolivarian Government.

This was announced this Saturday by the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, during the customary daily balance offered by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19through his account on the social network Twitter, @delcyrodriguezv.

He reported that community cases are located in Zulia (7), Caracas (4), Miranda (3), La Guaira (1), among others, which are presented in the following sheet:

In addition to this, he explained that Zulia has seven infections in three of the 21 municipalities: Maracaibo (5), San Francisco (1) and Jesús Enrique Lossada (1).

Finally, he announced that heunfortunately, in the last few hours, 1 79-year-old man died in the state Zuliafor which he urged us to protect ourselves following the call of the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, to deal with the Coronavirus.

In week 154 and day 1,077 of the pandemic in Venezuela, these are its general statistics:

– Total infections: 551 thousand 974

– Recovered patients: 545 thousand 841 (99%)

– Current active cases: 280

– Total deaths: five thousand 853

4/5 At 1,077 days of the Coronavirus in our country, these are its general statistics:

– Total infections: 551,974
– Recovered patients: 545,841 (99%)
– Current active cases: 280
– Total deaths: 5,853 pic.twitter.com/wAUOLr4fcL

— Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) February 26, 2023

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned about the possibility of measles outbreaks after the decrease in childhood vaccination coverage, for which it urged the countries of the Americas to avoid endemic transmission of the virus.

According to the evaluations of the PAHO Technical Advisory Group on vaccines, the risk of outbreaks of diseases that can be prevented with vaccination is at its highest point in the last 30 years.

According to estimates by the agency, carried out in 2021, more than 1.7 million children, from 28 countries and territories of the Americas, did not receive the first dose of the measles vaccine during their first years of life. In the same year, coverage with the first dose of the measles, rubella, and mumps vaccine, known as MMR or MMR, was 85 percent.

Only six countries achieved 95 percent or more coverage to keep these diseases eliminated, while 10 countries reported less than 80 percent coverage. This situation represents a high risk that unvaccinated children may become infected, if they are exposed to the virus.

Between 2000 and 2018, the measles vaccine prevented 23.2 million children worldwide from losing their lives. In this sense, the Americas was declared free of measles in 2016, however, the virus remained active in other parts of the planet, which is why countries such as Venezuela and Brazil reported an increase in imported cases between 2017 and 2019.

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2022, only six nations reported imported measles cases, such as: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, the United States, and Paraguay.

Source: Refers to Prensa Latina

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In the La Candelaria parish of Caracas, a day of the Nevado Mission was held, in which domestic animals were vaccinated and dewormed free of charge.

Through the account on the social network Twitter, @SomosNevado, “Adults and children, with their families, arrived with their furry ones at La Candelaria square, to receive veterinary care, application of vitamins and treatments according to their pathology, deworming, vaccine anti-rabies, nail clipping and ear cleaning.

Adults and children, with their families, arrived with their furry ones in La Candelaria square, to receive veterinary care, application of vitamins and treatments according to their pathology, deworming, anti-rabies vaccines, nail trimming and ear cleaning.

come we are waiting for you pic.twitter.com/ucgqBZIzjV

– MissionNevadoVzla (@SomosNevado) January 22, 2023

Likewise, the person in charge of veterinary medical care, Lucía Moreno, reported that “since the beginning of 2023, we have cared for more than two thousand animals, with an average of 400 or 500 people cared for per day.”

During the day, nails were cut; ear cleaning; weight check; veterinary evaluation of dogs; cats; low-cost drug delivery; deworming and vaccination.

He also mentioned that every Sunday they hold veterinary and adoption days, starting at 9:00 in the morning in Plaza La Candelaria and from Monday to Friday throughout the national territory.

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Fuente: AVN

SARS-CoV-2 infection can multiply by seven the risk of death and the chances of admission to intensive care in pregnant women, according to a study by researchers in the United States, which brings together data from 12 countries. The work stresses the importance of vaccination against coronavirus, for all women of childbearing age.

These are two of the conclusions of a meta-analysis with data from 12 studies from 12 countries, including Spain and the United States, in which 13,136 women have participated. The results, which also show increased risks for babies, are published in BMJ Global Health.

“This study provides the most comprehensive evidence to date suggesting that COVID-19 is a threat during pregnancy,” summarizes Emily R. Smith, of the George Washington University Milken Institute and lead author of the study.

In some cases, women hesitate or refuse to receive the vaccine or booster dose, because they do not believe that COVID-19 poses risks or are not convinced of its safety during pregnancy, recalls a note from the university US.

Some doctors may even hesitate to give the vaccine to a pregnant woman, even if it is recommended, Smith says.

The researchers scrutinized data from pregnant women from Ghana, China-Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Turkey, Uganda and the United States.

They found that, compared with uninfected pregnant women, pregnant women with COVID-19 infection had a seven times higher risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth, and a nearly four times higher risk of being admitted to the intensive care unit. .

Regarding thromboembolic disease or blood clots, the danger is more than five times higher. Also, a 15 times greater risk of needing ventilator treatment and 23 times more likely to develop pneumonia.

Babies born to women with COVID-19 infection were nearly twice as likely to be admitted to a neonatal care unit; almost three times more likely to be born moderately preterm (before 34 weeks); and 19% more likely to have low birth weight.

But, unlike the results of previous reviews, COVID-19 infection was not associated with an increased risk of stillbirth at 28 weeks of pregnancy or more, nor with restricted growth, reports Agencias Internacionales.

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