the vice president Rachel Pena reiterated this Tuesday that vaccination of kidsfrom 5 to 11 years of age, against the coronavirus is completely voluntary, and he urged parents to talk to their pediatricians and get their bearings.
“What we tell these mothers is that they talk to their pediatricians, that they orient themselves with them, as well as all the vaccine records that one always applies to children. kids”, indicated the deputy president.
Peña assured that his two grandchildren, two months and four years old, will also be inoculated against the virus. COVID-19when it touches them (at 5 years of age).
When the day to immunize infants begins, on February 14, no child will be discriminated against because their parents have refused to vaccinate them, Peña emphasized.
“Unfortunately it is a very personal decision and we have to respect it,” he added.
Anti-vaccines gain ground
The president of the Dominican Medical College (CMD), Dr. Senén Caba, affirmed this Tuesday that anti-vaccines are gaining ground among popular opinions, causing many people not to voluntarily go to be vaccinated against the virus. COVID-19.
“Everyone is getting vaccinated. China has more than 500 million (inoculated), why do we have to stay behind? What the Government has to do is invest in communications, which is lagging behind. The anti-vaccines are winning the lawsuit,” said the doctor.
Caba reiterated that the CMD fully supports vaccination against the coronavirus.
Regarding the inoculation in kids From 5 to 11 years old, the doctor recalled that “the Presidential Cabinet convened the Specialized Societies, convened their advisers, that was debated in the light of scientific documents.”
They will do a national survey
Caba announced that this month the CMD will carry out a national survey on health services where all the resources of the health centers will be evaluated, including the provincial directorates, a study carried out from the scientific point of view to demonstrate the real situation, not based on complaints or comments.
“In general, there are hospitals that are in bad shape, but the College, as an institution, must speak with the evidence,” he stressed.
The Santiago Pediatric Society highlighted the importance of vaccination against COVID in children between 5 and 11 years of age. Marcos de Mota, president of the entity, expressed the need to take that step. “A significant amount of that sector, affected by the disease, has presented multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)”.
