Seremi de Salud Maule is deploying with his cooperating teams throughout most of the territory to intensify vaccination campaigns against hepatitis A and tetanus in the context of frontline systems affecting the entire region and most of the central region of the country. That is the vaccination campaign led by Gloria Icaza, District Health Board, to protect the people, neighbors, health officials and municipal personnel of the Romeral, San Javier and San Clemente communities from these diseases. This is within the framework of the intersectoral deployment of the regional authorities, mandated by President Gabriel Boric and Health Minister Simena Aguilera, to meet the needs of people affected by the climate emergency.
About the day, Gloria Icaza of Seremi de Salud noted, “We are doing these emergency vaccination campaigns, getting closer to the communities that have been affected by the bad weather. Repto, Sagrada Familia, Curico, Constitución, Romeral, San Javier and the way vaccinations against Hepatitis A and Tetanus are today in San Clemente.” Furthermore , he added: “The idea is always to coordinate with the municipalities, the mayors, as well as the primary health care providers (APS) because we are interested in having a good coordination so that the most affected people directly benefit the population.” Icasa concluded.
Who should be vaccinated?
People who have been exposed to sewage overflows should be vaccinated against hepatitis A if they have not previously been vaccinated, as long as they are over the age of 6 months and up to 40 years of age.
Meanwhile, those who work in flooded areas and are injured by metal, sharp or rusty objects will be vaccinated against tetanus, which must be done within 15 days of the risk event.
“I would like to thank Seremi de Salud for having the opportunity to access the area and meet the needs of our neighbors,” said Carlos Estrada, community director for the San Javier Health Department. hysteresis, obviously sanitation is critical because we want people to be vaccinated and protected from what exposure to sewage might do.”