Since last November 4, a new stage has been applied within the vaccination plan against the coronavirus.
Preventing the transmission and mortality of coronavirus in people over 65 years of age and people with immunosuppression, that is, with an impairment in their immune system, is one of the objectives of the placement of the third booster dose in this population group in Ecuador.
Since the beginning of this month, the country has applied 70,275 booster doses in different provinces of the country. This group includes older adults and medical personnel.
The placement of a booster dose is based, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), on international studies, as they have shown that there is a significant decrease in the effectiveness of the vaccine in older adults, but also in those with immunosuppression. This one should know about this process
Who is getting the third booster dose?
It is administered to the elderly who have completed the vaccination schedule, that is, the two doses.
What type of vaccine is given to older adults in this third booster dose?
AstraZeneca, intramuscularly, regardless of the previous vaccine (Pfizer, Sinovac, AstraZeneca).
For the application of this third dose, what time must have elapsed since the last vaccination?
The last vaccine should have been given six months ago.
What are the documents that the older adult must bring to get vaccinated?
Identity card, card or vaccination certificate. If you do not have them, the identification number will be given and in the system of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) the respective verification of the time that has passed will be made.
Are the points enabled for the third dose exclusively for older adults?
No, the health centers are serving other groups of the population.
Discomfort of older adults in the southern Guayaquil health center due to waiting time to access booster doses of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine
Can adults with immunosuppression also receive the third dose?
Yes. The person with immunosuppression is one whose immune system is affected, such as having received an organ transplant, chronic kidney disease, HIV or another catastrophic disease.
What type of vaccine does a person with immunosuppression receive?
For people with moderate to severe immunosuppression, older than 12 years, the same vaccine received in the first and second doses will be used.
What type of vaccine is given to people over 12 years of age with immunosuppression?
They will get the same vaccine they received previously (Pfizer, Sinovac, AstraZeneca). The interval of application of the additional dose is six months after the last one received.
What documents should people with immunosuppression bring?
Identity document and have a medical certificate from the specialist which must contain the patient’s condition.
The application of the third dose against COVID-19 to older adults is extended to other areas
What is the type of pathologies that include states of immunosuppression?
Active or recent treatment for solid tumors or hematological malignancies (radiotherapy, chemotherapy or hormonal therapy), reception of solid organ transplant (heart, lungs, kidney, liver, pancreas), reception of T cell therapy with chimeric antigen receptor or transplant of hematopoietic stem cells (within two years after transplantation or immunosuppression therapy), moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome), stage 3 HIV or untreated HIV, and people with HIV syndrome. acquired immunodeficiency (AIDS), chronic conditions associated with varying degrees of immune deficiency, chronic kidney disease in renal replacement therapy, active treatment with immunosuppressive therapies.
Where can older adults get vaccinated?
In any health center in the network of the Ministry of Public Health. In Quito there are approximately 100 enabled and within them, three massive: the Central University Coliseum, which is on Bolivia Street and Universitaria Avenue, in the north center of Quito; Centro Deportivo Metropolitano, on Atahualpa Street between Iñaquito and Núñez de Vela, in the Iñaquito sector, north of the city; Paseo San Francisco shopping center, in Cumbayá, which will be open until Thursday, November 11.
Where can I get vaccinated in Guayaquil?
In Zone 8, which includes Guayaquil, Samborondón and Durán, there are 100 points in the health centers of the MSP. In the Ximena parish, for example, there is a vaccination point January 25, in Guasmo north, cooperative January 25, mz. 3 solar 3. In Pascuales there is a vaccination point in the Popular Bastion type C health center, in block 1, mz. 404, solar 1. In Samborondón there is a vaccination point in Buijo Histórico, mz. LL, solar 3.
Where can I find the complete list of vaccination points in Guayaquil?
You can review the complete list in this link.
What kinds of effects can occur with the third dose?
Sensitivity, pain, heat, skin irritation, headache, nausea, fatigue, chills, vomiting may occur.
How many vaccinated do you expect to complete with the third dose?
According to the Ministry of Health, it is expected to vaccinate 1,600,000 people among the elderly, health personnel and people with immunosuppression.
Until when will older adults be vaccinated with the third dose?
There is no precise date, since it is estimated that the bulk of the population received their first and second doses between June and July, and that group must wait until six months to obtain the third.
What people are accessing coronavirus vaccines at this time?
First doses: laggards, children 5 to 11 years.
Second dose: laggards, adolescents 12 to 17 years old.
Third dose: medical personnel, older adults, people with immunosuppression.
Source: MSP, physicians.
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