Coronavirus: the City will assign 5,000 teams a day to vaccinate people over 80

Tomorrow at 2 p.m., the city will allow online changes and line 147 for vaccination against Covid-19 of over 80s which will start next Monday. 5000 teams will be delivered per day for the 29 stations activated in the districts, like clubs, parks, civic associations, cultural centers and even the Usina del Arte.

There are 150,000 residents of Buenos Aires who, due to their age, are entering this new stage of the vaccination campaign. But not everyone will have to make an appointment via www.buenosaires.gob.ar/coronavirus/vacunacion-covid-19. Those who reside in retirement homes, which is estimated to be around 17,000, rThey will receive the vaccine at the institution. In eight mobiles, the vaccinators will approach the houses.

In any case, from next week they will receive the first of the two doses. They will receive a certificate, which will also indicate which product has been applied. In principle, depending on the availability of vaccines, the city will continue with the Sputnik V vaccination of hospital staff and the private system, and Covishield, from AstraZeneca, it would be used for applications outside health centers.

Because? Ease of cold storage and logistics. For use at vaccination points or for transport to nursing homes, the dose which should be stored between 2 ° C and 8 ° C in common refrigerators, without the installation of freezers, is safer and reduces complications , as required by the developed product. In Russia (- 17 ° C).

“It’s more practical and easier to keep. With one bottle we can vaccinate 10 people. This is good news for community vaccinations. It is also easier to go with mobile units to nursing homes, ”said Daniel Ferrante, undersecretary for health planning and network management at the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health.

To receive the second dose, it will be necessary to make an appointment according to the interval indicated at the time of reception of the first or during the call. While for Sputnik V this period is 21 days, the definition of the Department of Health of the Nation for Covishield is expected. The World Health Organization recently recommended an interval of 4 to 12 weeks for the product AstraZeneca, with this last period as that which allows to obtain a better immune response.

On the day and at the assigned time, the elderly must attend the vaccination with their identity document. There, they will be asked questions about their general health and whether they have or have had any recent suspicious symptoms of Covid-19, among others. The injection will then be given to your arm, intramuscularly.

“In general, there is no particular need for prior medical consultation. There are no strong contraindications to these vaccines. In a risk-benefit equation, the benefit of vaccinating people considered at risk in this context is much greater ”, explained Ferrante. “In practice, there is no a priori exclusion criterion.”

With the first stage of the vaccination campaign, reaching health workers, including those over 60 and those with chronic illnesses, the official said no adverse events were observed beyond those expected, such as pain at the application site, general and muscle discomfort, headache and even fever.

He further clarified that no special preparation is needed to receive the vaccine, nor a doctor’s prescription. “In a pandemic situation, with the information available, it is not necessary that the elderly have the additional complication of having to take turns going to the doctor. If they need to do it for their routine check-ups, ask them to do it and talk to their doctor. But, To receive the vaccine, a health check, study or previous medication is not necessary as preparation. You also do not have to stop treatment or medication to get vaccinated.», He detailed.

Florencia Perazzo, clinical oncologist at Cemic and former president of the Argentine Association of Clinical Oncology, stated that “anyone who was or is an oncology patient, whether in control or, for example, who is being treated for breast cancer with hormone therapy, You must be vaccinated against Covid-19. But in the case of patients on treatment for active disease, they should talk to their doctor about the best time to be vaccinated“.

In vaccinations, after application you will have to wait 30 minutes for observation. In the event of pain at the puncture site, myalgia or fever, similar to influenza-like illness, in the days following vaccination, the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health recommends consulting the family doctor or going to the clinic. nearest health for a check, not to mention that they have been vaccinated.

In addition, if suspicious symptoms of Covid-19 appear, such as fever, cough, sore throat, loss of smell and taste, and general malaise, you should also seek prompt medical attention.