Influenza: insist on getting vaccinated

July 28, 2018 – 00:00
The most affected group is children under two and women.

The Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health confirmed that there were eight cases of Influenza A respiratory virus; "It is important to know that people who have the flu today in Jujuy have not been vaccinated, so the importance of vaccination in the most-at-risk groups should be emphasized," he added. She also warned that "when we get vaccinated, it 's not like we do not have the flu, we could have the flu, but we would not have more complications".

Primary care teams go through homes, capturing people who are not vaccinated; However, Serra pointed out that "we are asking the general population who have not yet come to be vaccinated, to do so as soon as possible."

For her part, the director of epidemiology, Laura Paredi, explained that the most affected are children under two years old and the female bad is the most affected, while the highest percentage of positive cases occurred in the department of Dr. Manuel Belgrano. "

He then asked the people" to intensify preventive to prevent the spread of the virus, taking into account the frequent washing of hands, cover coughs or sneezes, ventilate closed environments, and in case of Respiratory diseases keep at home for 7 days. "

Finally, the health worker made a strong appeal to the groups most at risk of complying with influenza vaccination, those who were less than two years old, pregnant women, adults from over 65, people with risk factors and health personnel.