Some are looking to get a flu shot
Santo Domingo.- Deserts, this is how the vaccination centers against the covid-19 in Greater Santo Domingo, despite the increase in cases of the virus registered in recent days. However, the presence of people seeking inoculation against influenza was notorious.
The positive cases of Covid-19 have experienced a rebound, but this has not been enough for people to come to get vaccinated.
During a tour of different vaccination points in Greater Santo Domingo, citizens consulted by El Día stated that they did not feel the need to be vaccinated.
“I already have three doses, so that more, what is going on is a bad flu, I am putting the veneer on the subway and no more,” said Marisela Rodríguez.
While, Sonia Sánchez said that she completed her scheme of covid vaccination with four doses and last week was inoculated against influenza by medical prescription, since she is diabetic.
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Enilda Corona, a nurse at the Santo Socorro Maternal and Child Hospital explained that the decrease is due to the fact that many citizens had already received the Covid vaccines.
“More or less twenty people come every day, especially children from five to 12 years old. Adults are more abundant than those over 60 years of age, ”said Corona.
He also assured that those who seek the vaccines the most are people who have plans to leave the country “why they ask for them at the airport.”
Active cases of Covid-19 continue to increase in recent days, reaching 1,948 in the most recent bulletin and with a daily positivity of 16.04%.
Although the infections have not been causing deaths for about a year, there are six patients admitted to intensive care and another 23 admitted to beds set up for the disease.
The Minister of Public Health, Daniel Rivera, reported that the XBB subvariant of omicron is circulating in the country, which is not stronger but is easily spread and its main symptoms are cough, runny nose and fever.
Influenza Vaccine Demand Increases
The scenario in the influenza vaccine centers was different, where Griselda Montalvo, in charge of the vaccination center of the Santo Socorro Maternal and Child Hospital, explained that between 60 and 40 people go daily to get the influenza vaccine, especially older adults. and kids.
The lady received the flu vaccine. Luis Rivera.
“Those who attend the most are people over 60, patients with comorbidities such as diabetes, kidney disease, hemophiliacs, and children. However, in the last two weeks the flow of young people seeking to be inoculated has been evident,” Dr. Familia told El Día.
