The province of Buenos Aires made official the beginning of his campaign vaccination against dengue. According to reports, those who have contracted the disease in the 2023 and 2024 season.
Furthermore, this vaccination is intended for age range from 15 to 59 years and those who “live in Buenos Aires municipalities that make up the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires”.
The Buenos Aires Government also announced that the start is from this same Tuesday, October 22, trying to put a stop to the disease transmitted by the mosquito. Aedes Aegypti. Before the arrival of the heat and the appearance of the first mosquitoes, concern had begun to grow.
Those who want to get the vaccine must register on the portal My Buenos Aires Digital Healthan application that can be downloaded to your cell phone and that keeps track of inoculations.
Likewise, the authorities detailed that The campaign is divided into two parts: The first phase will be between October 22 and 28, and the second will happen between October 28 and November 3.
However, in order to complete the scheme of two application dosesyou have to wait at least three months between one and the other. If you have had Dengue, you must wait the same amount of time to get vaccinated.
The vaccine is not mandatory, but health professionals and authorities strongly recommend that this age group between 15 and 59 years be inoculated for, especially for prevent serious illnesses, hospitalizations and even deaths.
How to prevent dengue
For the prevention of Dengue, it is very important eliminate breeding sites. These are all those containers that accumulate water, whether inside or outside a house.
On the other hand, and although as a result of this, it is recommended to cover, wash, throw or turn all objects that may accumulate water. The end is prevent the mosquito from reproducing.
Furthermore, it is indicated that the ideal is use repellents every time it goes out, as well as spirals or pills in the houses. Also light clothing that covers the extremities and protect the environments with mosquito nets.
They warn about a lack of repellents in shops
Last summer much of the country suffered a shortage of mosquito repellentsafter a compulsive purchase due to the increase in dengue. The lack of repellents, and other products that serve to repel mosquitoes, is noticeable in pharmacies, supermarkets and stores in different provinces.
“Both the repellent and the spiral should have been available since July in wholesalers,” he said. Fernando Savorevice president of the Federation of Storekeepers of the province of Buenos Aires (FABA). He also indicated that “to date there is nothing” and that “we have been anticipating this situation for a long time, facing the arrival of heat and mosquitoes.”
Salta, Córdoba and some areas of PBA such as The Silverare the places that have registered the greatest problems in their stock. The latest September prices indicate that the value of repellents varies between $2,800 and $13,000in the brands Livopen Aero (165ml), Aktiol (143ml), Off Extra Duración (220ml) and Zona Libre (120ml).
Source: Ambito
