During the Unified Command Post this Friday, the Director of Promotion and Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gerson Bermont, announced changes in the vaccination guidelines once morest covid-19.
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One of these parameters implies that the application of second boosters is authorized for all autoimmune diseases, transplants and immunosuppressants. “We are authorizing the fourth dose, (second booster dose), but only on medical recommendation”Bermont assured.
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In this sense, the official explained that if the treating physician considers it appropriate, what is determined by medical criteria may be initiated and “We should not put barriers to access”he pointed out.
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On the other hand, Bermont specified that the application of the Janssen vaccine is also within the package of homologous and heterologous vaccination possibilities for the application of boosters.
In a third point, the official explained that heterologous vaccination is allowed to complete schemes. “Just as we have been talking regarding heterologous for reinforcements, heterologous vaccination is allowed, to complete schemes”he mentioned.
Finally, he pointed out that the Pfizer vaccines that they have in the territory today can be stored for up to nine months in deep-freezing. For up to two weeks following they come out of deep freezing at -25° to -15°.
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“After being thawed, 30 days for application. And following being diluted, six hours for its application”Bermont detailed.
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