He coronavirus, as reported by LA NACION, is already the respiratory virus with the highest incidence in the country. This is indicated by the National Epidemiological Bulletin published by the Ministry of Health of the Nation, in which an advance of the Covid-19 is shown above the influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). However, vaccination, for many citizens, was relegated. According to official figures, there are approximately 36,000,000 people who have not received a booster dose in the last six months, when specialists highlight the importance of being inoculated with the bivalent vaccine that raises the level of protection against omicron.
“We are currently seeing, for sixth consecutive weeka rise in the cases of Covid-19 that was generated by a sum of factors, such as the cold climate, which leads us to develop more activities in closed and poorly ventilated spaces, probably the appearance of new subvariants of omicron (in this case, EG.5), with a greater capacity for evasion of the protection conferred by previous infections and vaccines, and a fundamental point: the decrease in immunity over time”, details Ramiro Heredia, clinical doctor of the Clinic Hospital.
Currently, the number of infected registered does not exceed 1400 per week, so while there is an increase, the figure is very low compared to previous years. The last steep rise in coronavirus cases had peaked in the final weeks of last year, while the incidence of influenza was beginning to decline. After the summer, the number of registered coronavirus and RSV infections was even, until the Covid-19 started to grow again.
The bivalent or bivariate vaccine has genetic material from the ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2 and from omicron
In the Capital, the vaccinatories available to apply the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 They are the Islamic Center (Avenida Intendente Bullrich 55) and the Buenos Aires hospitals. To inoculate, it will be necessary to reserve a shift through the city government website. While in the province of Buenos Aires they are vaccinating in all health centers and hospitals belonging to the governorate without the need to ask for an appointment. In both jurisdictions they offer the bivalent vaccine.
“A bivalent booster is one that has genetic material (mRNA) of the S protein of the ancestral strain of the virus and of the omicron BA.4/5 variants. The protection generated by bivalent boosters against Covid-19, compared to boosters with monovalent vaccines, is higher, but not much higher. This type of reinforcement is the one that the entire population should have received at least once a day to date, according to the official recommendations of the different health authorities ”, remarks Heredia.
The Ministry of Health of the Nation, describes Enrique Casanueva Martinezinfectious disease specialist and adviser to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service of the Hospital Austral, currently recommends that all people have the primary scheme and at least one booster applied in the last six months, and continue with the periodicity according to each individual situation.
“People considered at high risk with the possibility of contracting serious disease are those over 50 years of age, those with immunocompromised and pregnant women. They should receive booster doses six months after the last dose (regardless of the number of boosters) and continue with this periodicity. People at intermediate risk of serious illness are those under 50 years of age with non-immunosuppressive comorbidities (chronic diseases and obesity) and health and strategic personnel. It is recommended for them to do a booster dose six months after the last dose and continue with an annual booster. Lastly, those under 50 years of age without comorbidities have a low risk of serious disease and require an annual booster”, affirms Casanueva Martínez.
The pediatric population, maintains edward lopezhead of the Department of Medicine of the Children’s Hospital Ricardo Gutierrezthe bivalent vaccine, approved for children older than six months, should also be applied.
According to official figures, there are approximately 36,000,000 people who have not received a booster dose against SARS-CoV-2 in the last six months.
Elena Obietamember of the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases (SADI), He adds that in the office he finds people at risk who did not receive any vaccinations last year and did not attend a vaccination this year.
“Those who have risk factors or those over 50 years of age should have applied a booster less than six months ago. The bivalent that we have available serves to increase immunity even against various variants that may circulate. So people have to go to get vaccinated”, highlights Obieta.
“The bivalent is a second generation vaccine. It is very important that people apply a booster because it has superior protection over the omicron sublineages. Then the calendar must continue according to the risk that each one runs, taking into account factors such as age or pre-existing diseases ”, indicates Leda Guzzi, also a member of the SADI.
Conocé The Trust Project
2023-09-07 20:22:00
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