As of August 1, the provinces will have the doses to vaccinate children from 6 months to 3 years

Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.

The Minister of Health, Carla Vizzottiannounced this Friday morning that As of August 1, pediatric vaccines once morest the coronavirus from the Moderna laboratory will be available in all provinces of the countryto begin immunization of boys and girls between six months and 3 years of age and apply the booster to the population aged 3 and 4 years who received Sinopharm’s vaccines.

Behind the arrival of the first 2.7 million doses from the United Statesthe head of the health portfolio highlighted that “Argentina is positioned in a very good way covering all age groups of vaccination”, being one of the first nations to incorporate the early childhood population, while ratifying once plus the reliability of the pediatric vaccine.

Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.

“Argentine men and women trust the vaccine, that is why we are one of the countries that vaccinate the most in the world,” said Vizzotti, offering a press conference at the Ezeiza airport accompanied by the Secretary of Access to Health, Sandra shot; the Undersecretary of Medicines and Strategic Information, Natalia Grimblat; the Undersecretary for Health Strategies, Juan Manuel Castelli; and the Logistics coordinator, Juan Pablo Saulle.

“Argentineans trust the vaccine, that is why we are one of the countries that vaccinate the most in the world”

The minister maintained that following the arrival of the Star Alliance United Airlines plane with the first doses, next Tuesday another 700,000 doses will arrive to the country of the Moderna laboratory, so on the following Friday and Saturday they will be distributed to the 24 jurisdictions.

In this sense, Vizzotti said that “as of August 1 and according to the calendar of each province” the vaccines will be available for the start of the inoculation of babies from 6 months to 3-year-old boys and girls. They will also be used to apply the booster to the 3- and 4-year-old population that received the Sinopharm vaccines.

Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.

The minister stressed that the arrival of these vaccines represents a relief for families with children under 3 years of age who have higher risk conditions due to pre-existing diseases.

Responding to a question from Télam, the Minister of Health maintained that “although children from 6 months of age have less risk than those over 50 years of age, that risk is not zero and in countries that have not vaccinated, the increase in cases it is at the expense of boys and girls and as there are more cases the possibility of complications, serious cases and even deaths increases. Therefore having our population protected from 6 months is very important for individual benefit“.

“The more population we have vaccinated, the fewer the number of cases and, above all, decrease hospitalizations and deaths,” said Vizzotti, following stating that unlike other diseases, the coronavirus vaccine does not eliminate or eradicate covid-19.

Photo: Gustavo Amarelle.