Argentina to start applying 5th dose of COVID-19 vax
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- 31 Oct 2022
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Argentina's Federal Health Council (COFESA) has agreed to move on with the fifth dose, or third booster of a Covid-19 vaccine por patients who received the second dose over 120 before.
The Health Ministers of all 24 districts (23 provinces plus the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires) plus that of the federal government also assured that the country has the necessary vaccines to start this new stage, which will prioritize people over 50 years of age and those with comorbidities.
This decision was reached after the experts studied the epidemiological situation and the experiences of other countries in the application of boosters, the time elapsed since the second booster, i.e. six months, and the benefits demonstrated by the Covid-19 vaccines to avoid complications, hospitalizations, and deaths.
The experts also insisted on the need to visit vaccination centers in order to maintain this positive epidemiological context and urged people who have not yet taken any booster dose to do so as soon as possible.
Regarding the virus, the experts said “it has not shown a defined seasonality like other diseases, with an increase in cases even during the summer; therefore, it is important to continue offering the possibility of being more protected, especially to the most at-risk populations.”
Nearly 110 million doses have been applied nationwide. Over 41 million Argentines received the first dose and more than 37.5 million have taken the initial scheme, with over 3 million having taken an additional dose. Almost 22 million are vaccinated with the first booster and a little more than six million received the second booster, it was reported. Read More...
