They are already applying second doses before the planned deadline and are analyzing the recruitment of under 40s

These days, the City combines two decisive actions to mitigate and delay the possible impact of the arrival of the Delta variant of the coronavirus on the territory of Buenos Aires: second dose application AstraZeneca in the senior population, even well before the twelve weeks introduced, and is opening up new schemes for the youngest (+40 years). With this same vaccine and also with Sinopharm. In addition, they evaluate whether this week or the next, they will allow the registration of people under 40 years old. Although there is no confirmation yet.

A new shipment of Sputnik V which will make it possible to advance in the application of second dose among those serving the scheduled 12-week interval. As confirmed at Bugle from the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health, they are much more than 60 thousand that are in this time range. Most were received by Sputnik V and many of them they are over 70 years old.

What do we know about flights to Russia so far? The first took off at dawn on Monday and will return on Tuesday with 350,000 second doses of Sputnik V (in addition to the first 500,000 doses). In other words, these vaccines would arrive in the City on Thursday. According to the preliminary calculations of the government of Buenos Aires, they would receive 22,000 doses of the second component and 35,000 of the first. There is a second flight that would arrive on Thursday, but only with the first doses.

There is a third announcement about a lot that would arrive over the weekend; it should come up with a larger number of second components (could be 600,000). If this amount is confirmed, it would allow the City to complete the more than 60,000 people who meet the deadline before next week.

In the meantime, this would also make it easier to open plans for people over 40; in fact this weekend they were rewarded thousands of shifts for the next few days. Local health ministry believes vaccination is still pending to about 30 thousand inhabitants of +40.

In these hours, the government of Buenos Aires analyzes the opening of the census for those who have between 35 and 39 years old, but still without details on the date on which he will summon them.

On the other hand, with the availability of AstraZeneca doses, the City has made progress in the application of second dose, especially in people over 60 years old; since last week, they have been ordered to complete the plan. “There are 67,200 doses that are attributed to these age groups. We were even able to lower the interval, since some neighbors are vaccinated before reaching twelve weeks. The idea is to move forward mitigate the impact of the Delta variant; once it circulates in the community, it can find as many neighbors as possible who have already been vaccinated, ”they explained from the city.

Last week, the public health body in England (Public Health England) published a study that showed 92% effectiveness against hospitalization in those who had the second dose applied. In addition, it showed a 64% effective against symptomatic disease (74% against the Alpha variant, the one that circulated mainly in the population of Great Britain until the appearance of the variant of Indian origin). The study was carried out on 14,019 positive cases of coronavirus identified with the Delta variant, between April 12 and June 4.

Between Friday and Sunday, more than a million AstraZeneca vaccines are expected to arrive in the country; These are the ones that were produced in Argentina and packaged in the United States.

Thursday of last week, the City recorded a record in the application of vaccines: 34,227 doses. Of these, 24,689 were applied to the population aged 40 to 59. As of Friday, they were 30,819 (9,731 in this same population); and on Saturday 18,820 in this age group, out of a total of 20,960. On Sunday, almost all vaccines covered the first doses to those over 40 (14,287 out of 14,572 doses).

Until Monday, the Capital applied 1,345,361 first doses and 377,753 seconds. A total of 1,753,612 arrived. vaccines.

Vaccination in the provinces

In the province of Buenos Aires this weekend, a young population with no history of illness or comorbidity was also vaccinated. For example, in Avellaneda, 30-year-old neighbors were summoned. Even in Berazategui, neighbors aged 18 and 21 received teams for the next few days. Since the beginning of the month, the provincial government has summoned the inhabitants of Buenos Aires to come for vaccinations, without delay. The requirement is to have the minimum age and to present an identity document; this weekend the call was for over 50s.

In several provinces, vaccination has started to intensify towards the younger population. For example, in La Pampa and Neuquén, they vaccinate over 35 years without comorbidities; in Tierra del Fuego, people over 40; in Entre Ríos +30.

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