What happens to Argentines who get vaccinated in the United States and return to the country

The case of the 29-year-old man who traveled to the United States to be vaccinated, returned to the country and hid a positive diagnosis of Covid-19 is not the only one. Yes, this is because of the hiding of information and getting on a plane with more than 200 passengers despite the possibility of infecting other people, but the truth is that there is a percentage of Argentines who go to this country to get vaccinated and go back. the second wave.

From today, and according to Public vaccination monitor, are 7,122,073 the first doses applied in Argentina: 15.5% of the population of 45 million. In the United States, according to data from Our World in Data, 145 million people have received at least one first dose, out of a total of 328 million, or 44%.

The much more accelerated progress of the United States with the vaccination campaign has generated that, from Argentina and several Latin American countries, those who have the possibility have decided to travel to shorten the wait and to come back vaccinated in Argentina.

But what happens to them when they return? Should they maintain sanitary distancing and protection measures? The answer is always yes.

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“The number of Argentines who will get vaccinated in the United States is negligible. These are people who have great purchasing power, because they have to stay for the second dose, because these vaccines are not applied here, ”he said. PROFILE Hugo pizzi, doctor specializing in infectious diseases, epidemiologist and master’s degree in public health (MP 54.101).

“Many Argentines in the past 15 days have been fortunate enough to be vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is a single dose”, added.

For Argentina, said the director also of the Center for Tropical Diseases in Cordoba, this has a certain advantage. “For us, it is good, for example, in the case of young people: the date of vaccination is distant and we do not know when they will be vaccinated. It’s a good strategy, what happens is that very few can do it ”because of the high costs, he said.

Distance and chin strap also for those who are vaccinated abroad

However, experts reiterate at every opportunity that those who get vaccinated in Argentina – like those who are vaccinated in the United States and return to the country – must maintain social distancing measures, the use of chin straps, and the same precautions for avoid getting infected and infect others.

This is because the covid-19 vaccine helps avoid the risks of developing severe forms of the disease, but does not prevent contagion, so some of the health restrictions, it is believed, should be maintained until. ” that the curve of infections and deaths appears. a sustained decrease and the so-called “collective immunity” is reached.

“The objective of any epidemic is the immunity of the herds, obtained from 60% of the vaccination”Pizzi explained, but underlined that even before reaching this percentage, we begin to notice that the virus “has difficulties in transit”. Until then, he said, “it is essential to maintain care and discipline.”

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Once this percentage is reached, a health situation that allows another type of circulation is possible, with the return to face-to-face activities postponed and replaced by virtuality.

This is the case of Israel, with 62.4% of its population over 9 million people on one dose, which was the first country to return to “normal life”, with fewer restrictions and the end of the ban on use face masks in public space after showing a sustained decline in the curve of new cases.

“Israel is a leader, it has been vaccinated at an unusual rate. Almost no one wears a chin strap anymore, life goes almost as before “, Analyzed Pizzi.

The United States, for its part, applied more than 145 million doses to nearly 330,000 people, or about 44% of the population. “The United States is in very good shape,” said the epidemiologist. Although the situation is not the same as in Israel, “depending on the district” some restrictive measures have already been relaxed, he said.

“The great thing about the United States is that they have three vaccines which are basically very effective and they apply them very quickly.” analyzed the specialist.

AG / DS