Last week the Ministry of Health a 51% increase in Covid-19 cases in Argentina Therefore, the possibility of approving new vaccines with greater efficiency in combating subvariants such as Ómicron becomes more urgent.
recently emerged the so-called “bivalent vaccines” which combines in the same application a stimulus for the creation of experiments both against the Spike protein, present in the initial variants of the infection, and for the omicron. Currently, the only bivalent vaccines developed and approved for use in humans are the adapted versions of Moderna Spikevax and Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19.
UK is the first country to approve the omicron variant vaccine
This updated dose is applied once a year and The countries that have already incorporated it are: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany and Japan. is Argentina The National Ministry of Health maintains a dialogue with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) about its access, but for the moment there is no date of arrival in Argentina.
In CABA, 6,018 new cases of covid were registered in the last week
The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) reported this Monday 6,018 new cases of coronavirus, which represents almost 4 times more than the previous week in which 1,618 cases were registered. In addition, according to the official weekly report on the Covid-19 health situation, which released the data from November 28 to December 4, 5 deaths were recorded.
With these latest data, the accumulated number of infected rose to 1,174,663 and the number of deaths rose to 13,403.
On the other hand, 2,652 new cases of coronavirus corresponding to non-residents in CABA were reported, with a total of 763,176, and 2 deaths (a cumulative of 5,007).
Covid-19 cases in Argentina almost quadrupled in a week
As has been analyzed, the number of infections continues to rise and is increasing rapidly, but the fatality rate continues to remain low thanks to vaccines: it stood at 1.14%, and the average age of the deceased is 76.2 years.
Since the pandemic began in Argentina, in March 2020, a total of 10,890,119 swabs were made in the district, with an accumulated positivity rate (confirmed cases based on tests carried out) of 18%, while the average daily positivity of the last week is 55.4%.
In Tucumán, the use of chinstraps in health centers is once again mandatory
The Minister of Health of Tucumán, Luis Medina Ruíz, announced that as of this Tuesday the use of masks will be mandatory again in public and private health centers in the province. The measure applies to both workers and patients.
The decision was based on the increase in cases in recent weeks. “The epidemiological situation in Tucumán is similar to that of the entire country and the region, with an increase in cases of Covid-19 that are not serious thanks to the high adherence to vaccines,” said Medina Ruiz, at a press conference.
Due to the strong rise in Covid cases, Vizzotti managed to use a mask again and get vaccinated
“We are talking about hospitals, Primary Health Care Centers, Public and Private Health Centers, Diagnostic Centers, Laboratories, Imaging Diagnostic Centers, among others,” he added and clarified that the measure intends to “preserve the health of human resources”.
The head of the provincial Health portfolio specified “that this Tuesday 85 cases were registered and we must take into account that we came with three or four per day.” Finally, he concluded “the use of the mask in closed places, on public transport and in both public and private offices, since many people work in offices that do not have adequate ventilation.”
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