The Patria vaccine could be used in Mexico next winter; this is known
Before the official start of “La Mañanera del Pueblo” today, October 15, President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that this Tuesday Detailed information about the National Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign will be provided. for the winter season 2024-2025 and that the country plans to introduce the Patria vaccine.
At his morning conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum Pardo said that “There are two different vaccines” that will be used.
“The vaccines are already available, that was the forecast of the government of President López Obrador, and in addition we are already acquiring vaccines, one part and another part for subsequent vaccination, but these are two different vaccines.”
“And one part is the Patria vaccine for Covid-19,” he said. said the president.
The Ministry of Health plans to use 36 million 134 thousand 272 vaccine against flu and 22 million 931 thousand 444 doses against COVID-19 to the population belonging to sectors with an increased risk of complications, hospitalization and mortality from these diseases.
Who can get the flu or COVID-19 vaccine?
In case of flu, The target group consists of girls and boys aged six months to four years and eleven months; people over 60 years of age, pregnant women in any trimester of pregnancy, medical personnel health and those aged five to 59 years have certain underlying risk conditions.
Concomitant diseases that require influenza vaccination are: chronic heart or lung disease such as COPD or asthma; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity; cardiovascular diseases, excluding high blood pressure; kidney failure, immunosuppression due to disease or treatment, cancer, and people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
For the occasion COVID-19, People aged five to 59 years with any underlying health conditions should receive a dose regardless of whether it is a primary or booster regimen: uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity, chronic lung diseases, including COPD and asthma; cardiovascular diseases, including essential arterial hypertension, chronic renal failure, immunosuppression due to disease or treatment; cancer or HIV.
Except, pregnant people (at least six months from the last dose and in any trimester of pregnancy) and women in the postpartum period, as well as people over 60 years of age and medical personnel.
Doses of the biological drug will be administered in vaccination centers, medical units of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), IMSS-Bienestar, Institute of Security and Social Services of Public Employees (ISSSTE), units of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). ) or medical service subjects.
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“Mananera” Sheinbaum today, Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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