With the start of the summer season, many people will take their vacations outside our country, so Public Health reminded that having the vaccination schedule complete is essential to take care of the health of travelers.
With the recent increase in cases of respiratory symptoms in the country and the start of the summer season, the recommendation to complete the vaccination doses is extended, mainly against COVID-19.
Dr. Héctor Castro, director of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI) pointed out that “we are in a time of social encounter, which makes us relax certain prevention measures or even not keep the rest that we must keep if we are studying a respiratory condition and This situation causes infections to increase ”.
It should be remembered that the most recent epidemiological update detailed that there are more than 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 60% belong to reinfected people. There were 130 hospitalized due to respiratory symptoms and 11 people hospitalized in intensive care units.
“What we are seeing in the tables for COVID-19 is that two elements coincide: they are older people or people with underlying diseases, and they do not have full vaccinations or are not vaccinated. The difference with what we already live with is that, by having immunity or protection with vaccines, serious cases are very unlikely and very rare”, added Dr. Héctor Castro.
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The director of the Expanded Immunization Program took advantage of the occasion to urge citizens to complete their vaccination schedule: “the minimum interval between booster doses continues to be four months. You have to complete the scheme as soon as possible. The time does not matter, the important thing is to complete“.
For citizens who wish to travel abroad during the summer season, the recommendations of the PAI director are to keep updated the electronic vaccination certificate and always have the physical copy on hand, beyond the fact that the countries with the greatest frequency of travelers do not require it as a requirement. In addition, it is essential to complete the vaccination schedule two weeks before starting the trip.
Remember that the vaccine against yellow fever It is applied only once and the vaccination certificate is required to make trips to the most sought after destinations by travelers.
