Under the leadership of Public Health Minister Dr. Luis Medina Ruiz, Hojar San Roque finalized alternatives. Medical staff in all hospitals were immunized simultaneously.
On this occasion, the head of the health department assures: “We start influenza vaccination in Tucumán, using the CEPA 2024 influenza vaccine, for health workers, pregnant women, postpartum women, children between 6 and 24 months old, and the elderly. Today, Starting from the House of San Roque, 100 women are sheltered to protect them. Let us remember that the influenza vaccine is trivalent and protects against serious illness. “Influenza is a serious illness caused by the influenza virus and if we do not Get vaccinated, it can be serious. “
although, Medina Ruiz He stressed: “As every year, our health system provides vaccines against influenza, COVID-19 (if the program is incomplete), and also against pneumonia, which are respiratory, immune-preventable diseases that are important in the country Within the calendar, these are free and of course mandatory. We invite all people to complete the program. This week we started vaccinating this group of people against influenza in Tucumán, and soon we will have the possibility to continue vaccinating other groups .”
As far as doctors are concerned Miguel Ferre ContrerasThe head of the province’s immunization department assured: “The campaign is launched today across the country with the aim of gradually vaccinating high-risk groups according to the vaccine doses and types of vaccines that have arrived. . In Tucumán, vaccinations are being carried out at the same time Vaccination, health staff in all our hospitals are currently being vaccinated.”
“The Minister accompanied us to Hogar San Roque, where, starting with the elderly institutions, we urge pregnant women and all mothers of children between 6 and 24 months old to go to any vaccination center in the province to receive the corresponding dose. In the coming days, We will inform those at pending risk about the status and location of vaccinations,” he added.
The first goal of the flu vaccine, explained Feyre Contreras, is to protect the person from serious illness and death. That is, if I get vaccinated and get the flu, I don’t die, I get a disease with milder symptoms and a shorter duration. A lot of times people get scared and they say I’ve had the vaccine, like I’ve got the flu, exactly, the purpose of the vaccine is, if I get it, I’m not going to get seriously ill, I don’t have to get the flu. After being hospitalized, I did not need oxygen and was not at risk of death.
at last, Candida Barrios and Marta MiguezPatients staying at the San Roque home express their gratitude for the vaccination device, which ensures that the health of their grandparents must be taken care of. They also agreed that everyone should be vaccinated as it would protect them from serious disease.