Tie Break for adult vaccination. That was the title of the presentation in which yesterday afternoon Toni Nadal, uncle and former coach of the tennis player Rafael Nadal offered the participants in the XI symposium of the Spanish Association of Vaccinology (AEV) his experience and the advice he has given to the tennis star throughout his career with the aim of transferring them to their healthcare activity and improving coverage. vaccinations of their patients.
His interlocutor, Dr. Cristina Massuet from the Preventive Medicine service at the Bellvitge hospital in Barcelona, presented the presentation as a three-set match in which, previously, Toni Nadal clarified that he had become such a well-known coach for three reasons: For having a great player under his charge, for being Rafa’s uncle and for being “the cheapest coach on the circuit.” And it is very difficult for us Mallorcans, like the Catalans, to let go of money. Although now, seeing how he has done, perhaps it would have been better for him to have paid a little more,” he joked.
In the first set, Dr. Massuet asked him how she would be able to increase vaccinations for those patients with acute health problems or tumors who are more focused on the therapies they are receiving despite the fact that they are at high risk of infection because their immune system is depressed.
«I prioritized what Rafa did well, the drive, but I also told him that he should never neglect the backhand, the serve or the volley. Because if with him drive It was enough for him to win Roland Garros, then other tournaments came in which that blow was not enough. And it was necessary to ensure that Rafa survived any player to extend the time a little. fiestato be up more time“, he pointed advising people affected by acute pathologies that if they have followed therapy to cure themselves, they must be consistent and get vaccinated to protect themselves from future problems.
In the second set, the healthcare provider asked him how to act in the face of the fatigue of preventive specialists in their fight to convince the population of the advantages of getting vaccinated or the benefits of new drugs. And here Uncle Toni pointed out that “everyone has fatigue” and then recounted the advice he gave to his nephew before the final of the 2009 Australian Open that he played against Roger Federer. «He told me that he couldn’t run, that everything hurt. And I told him that if he thought that title was worth it, he should make the effort. “It is impossible to dominate the ball if you are not able to control your will,” he encouraged him.
Finally, in the third set, the doctor conveyed the feeling of loneliness of the health workers in her specialty to which Toni pointed out that Rafa has always had a team behind him and that she instilled in him that he did want the commitment of others. , he had no choice but to commit to what he did, “you have to be consistent with the life you have chosen to live.”
Getting vaccinated is not only a right, it is also a duty
The XI Symposium of the Spanish Association of Vaccinology (AEV)which began yesterday at the Palma Auditorium with a pre-congress session, It will be a key meeting point for nearly 400 health professionals and in which immunization strategies and the importance of vaccination as a means of individual and collective protection will be analyzed.
Over 16 tables, around thirty speakers will address issues such as immunization against respiratory syncytial virus, pneumococcus or meningococcus, influenza and the flu vaccine, or the role of the pregnant woman in protecting the baby, among others.
This scientific society insists that vaccines are a right but also a duty, and that society must be aware that it is necessary to get vaccinated to cut the possible chains of transmission of viruses and bacteria and preserve the health of all those people who cannot vaccinate themselves.
Jaime Pérez, president of the Spanish Vaccinology Association, recalled that, after water purification, vaccines are the health measure that has saved the most lives, because in addition to protecting oneself, they protect others. «Vaccines are a right and, at the same time, a duty. As an individual you have the right to protect yourself, but you also have the duty to get vaccinated to cut the possible chains of transmission of viruses and bacteria that will contribute to the health of all those who cannot be vaccinated,” he added. The general director of Public Health, Elena Esteban, will open the symposium this morning.
2023-11-09 23:47:17
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