Scandal in Chile: they denounce that 100 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus with doses of dogs

Last year Chile crossed the Coronavirus pandemic with numbers checked against some neighbors in the region but in this second hello the situation worsened in several municipalities and led to a high occupancy of the health system. In the midst of a massive vaccination campaign, a complaint which triggered the alerts within the medical community: at least 100 people have reportedly been vaccinated with doses for dogs.

The episode occurred in Calama, in the Antofagasta region, several months ago, when a veterinarian, identified by the initials CPC, wrote the report “Cross-vaccination with a vaccine canine coronavirus in preventive treatment, in Human being with risk of contagion and developing the coronavirus disease Covid-19 “and indicated without proof that successful cases had been recorded in Argentina, according to what was published by the newspaper The third.

“This vet received a complaint and we also learned that he had disseminated a fake study on the effectiveness of the vaccine in humans through networks. In view of this, they attended his consultation and a summary was made for non-compliance with health regulations in the first place, and also for the illegal exercise of the profession of surgeon in people on the use of this vaccine, “Antofagasta health official Rossana Díaz reported.

“The most serious thing is that not only he said he did this study, but he also disseminated it among all his colleagues to offer the vaccine and with that he also makes a harm to public health residents of Calama, ”he added.

What vaccine did this person apply and give to society?

This person applied and offered to the company the eightfold vaccine for dogs, It protects against dystempere, parvovirus, parainfluenza, adenovirus II, infectious hepatitis, leptospira and canine coronavirus.

But this was not the only case detected. The Chilean health authority received another similar complaint, that of a veterinarian, whose initials are MFM, who confirmed having vaccinated several people with the drug and injected himself, according to what she said. said. develop antibodies.

“This happened following an audit by the Labor Directorate which warned us that the Covid protocols were not being respected. Once our inspectors arrived, they found that the officials were not wearing a mask and they were asked for the reason, giving them the following reason: they had been vaccinated by the vet, ”Díaz said. “The summary investigation is finished and we realize that the vaccine with which they had been inoculated was vaccines for animals, for dogs. And not just in one dose, two doses, ”he added.

In the first reported case, the government of the region fined the man with more than 13 thousand dollars for serious violation of sanitary standards and the woman with nearly 15 thousand dollars for the violations of the regulations.

From the College of Veterinary Medicine, they rejected the use of animal vaccines in humans and confirmed that they would take criminal action in this regard.

“We reject any action taken by veterinarians that threatens the health of people, they has committed an illegal act by prescribing vaccines for humans intended exclusively for animals, perform a professional intrusion, use a biological product (vaccine) not approved for use Cheat to those who offered this preventive “treatment” against the disease caused by the SARS Cov2 virus, “said the national president of the entity, María José Ubilla.

They also asked the Chileans to be guided only by official information already “Don’t be fooled in the face of initiatives which can cause serious damage to health and which have not been approved on a scientific basis or by the competent health authority ”.

In trying to explain the gravity of what happened, they detailed that coronaviruses between dogs and humans are of different sexes: The canine coronavirus is an alpha coronavirus, which causes acute gastrointestinal symptoms in dogs and is not transmitted to humans, and Covid-19, the one causing the current pandemic, is part of the beta coronavirus genus .

Both cases were left with the local prosecutor’s office in Calama.

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