Santiago de Compostela, October 16 (European Media) –
Health Minister Julio García Comesaña said on Monday that he wanted Galicia to maintain the “best vaccination data” against influenza and COVID-19 “across the state” and recalled the importance of wearing a mask when showing symptoms. importance.
García Cosanha, in a statement to the media after participating in the award ceremony of the 8th University Short Film Competition related to bone marrow donation and transplantation, thanked all Galician citizens for their work, especially nursing staff and health professionals, “who Showing their efforts year after year” Galicia has a special awareness of vaccines. “
Precisely this Monday, vaccination for people over 80 years of age started in the main health centers (with PACs). The head of Sanidade recalled that within two weeks a rotation of people under the age of 79 will begin, this time at mass vaccination sites.
The MP also explained that people over the age of 80 who cannot or do not want to go to main health centers will be able to go in mass venues “without problems” within 15 days.
Likewise, García Comesaña emphasized the “benefit that goes far beyond what has been proven” of vaccination. “A lot has been done with influenza, but we all know there’s still a lot more to be done. With COVID-19, it’s pretty much the same,” he noted.
Regarding the coronavirus, the congressman reported that “there are still people who are infected” and that “vaccination has proven to be crucial in not developing severe disease.” To this end, he also insisted on remembering that when someone develops symptoms, Wearing a mask seemed to him “already normal.”