The Balearic Islands Department of Health confirmed this Friday that at the moment no more cases of hepatitis A are confirmed on the island of Ibiza and therefore 16 people are still suffering from the outbreak.
Government sources also explained that 85 people, including 25 children, were called to receive the virus vaccine this Friday. Finally, 40 adults and 19 minors chose to receive a dose.
Starting Monday, 88 children from two schools plus family members will be called, so the number of people called for vaccination could rise to 350. The Ministry of Health noted that after a call from the General Directorate of Public Health, some adults whom they initially refused to be vaccinated. Yesterday they contacted the Ministry of Health again to request a dose. Starting Monday, these people will be summoned. It is worth remembering that on Thursday, the Ministry of Health said that immunization is the only way to reduce transmission of the disease, so they urged citizens to get the vaccine.
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The Santa Eularia City Council yesterday decided that, following established protocols, the Consistory is not obliged to take any emergency action in connection with the outbreak. They also regretted that the situation had been “made worse” by erroneous information circulated on social media. For this reason, Santa Eularia yesterday called for accountability and recommended that citizens always choose official organizations to inform themselves.
FAPA Ibiza, the Federation of Ibiza Parents’ Associations, admitted yesterday that logically there is concern among families about this hepatitis A outbreak, since the protection of children is the most important thing, although there are many issues that concern them. in these moments.
According to them, information about the outbreak reached them several days ago through government notices that any citizen can see, and even through the media. “The families and FAPA were not informed,” they said.
CEIP Vénda d’Arabí, one of the affected schools, explained yesterday that, following instructions from the Ministry of Health, they are taking extreme hygiene measures on these days, carrying out more thorough cleaning of the center in the afternoon and interviewing children. wash your hands more often.
“When the report was circulated, which was also untrue, alarm bells were sounded but it was quickly rebutted and families were able to reassure themselves,” they insisted. In their case, the outbreak became known last week.
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday an outbreak of hepatitis A in Santa Eularia, although it was known about it as early as September 25.
As they explained, there is an epidemiological connection between all the victims. “These are all children who go to the children’s school and their families, and two were affected in two CEIPs of the municipality: Venda d’Arabi and Santa Eularia. They are relatives of these children from the school,” said representatives of the Ministry of Health.
Regarding the hoaxes that have spread in recent days regarding the water quality in Santa Eularia, they said that samples from the network were immediately taken, confirming that the conditions and drinking quality of the water were “ideal.”
“The conditions and health of the Santa Eularia water are completely safe,” the government concluded.