At the IESS Quito Sur hospital, this Monday, there were 19 patients in the hospitalization area and three in intensive care units (ICU) with coronavirus.
Juan Pilatasig, 66, like his daughters already received the dose of reinforcement against the coronavirus. He as an older adult and they as part of the health personnel since they work in the hospital maintenance area.
He came in the first hours in the morning to the Guamaní health center, which is located in the extreme south of Quito. Attention starts at 07:30.
He said it took about an hour. He waited outside the place for a few minutes and then entered. He, like others, waited seated. Then they entered the vaccination center. A worker was presented with her identification document and she checked to see if six months had passed after receiving the second dose.
It was then explained to them that it was a booster dose of AstraZeneca and that they might have some minor adverse effects.
Carmita García, 57, accompanied his mother, Lucila Ramírez, 84, to get the booster dose. He commented that there was no delay in attention. He hopes that with the inoculation his mother will not get sick and will enjoy more years of life.
Carmen Paredes, 79, He said that he had arrived at the health center at 06:40. After receiving the third dose, she indicated that she had not felt pain from the vaccine. He did not remember the brand of vaccine that was administered to him. For her, getting the booster dose means protection. In his family, several people were infected with coronavirus, but none died.
When doing a process assessment, for Silvia Aymara, district director from the La Magdalena sector, in the south of Quito and Valle de los Chillos, to El Quinche of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), there has been a very good reception from the elderly population.
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Aymara estimated that in the Southern District about 20,000 older adults they would have already received the reinforcement and at the level of the Metropolitan District about 60,000. In that sector started the process on November 1, although in other sectors it started three days later.
He announced that other massive vaccination centers will be opened due to the fact that the Paseo San Francisco shopping center, which is located in Cumbayá, will attend only until Thursday.
The official said that once care begins, it is divided into three groups by vaccine: Sinovac, Pfizer, y AstraZeneca.
For older adults, requirements They are the citizenship card, card or vaccination certificate; otherwise, it is verified in the system and that six months have passed after the second dose.
With respect to vaccination of children from 5 to 11 years and of 12 to 17 yearsHe commented that there are 23 educational centers enabled for infants to receive the first dose or in some cases already the second dose for adolescents.
As of January 2022, the education system would have returned to the classroom on a mandatory basis
According to the official, in the southern area there is a slight increase in cases that is controlled. He probably attributed it to crowds or to citizens having neglected biosecurity measures.
One of these new infections could be that of David Ortiz, 36. He went, like about ten other people, to the triage tents of the IESS Quito Sur hospital, where it is evaluated whether or not a person can be a carrier of the virus or be a patient with respiratory symptoms. While waiting for a diagnostic test, she reported a tired body, a temperature, and swollen tonsils.
He had suffered from these symptoms since Saturday. One month ago completed both doses of vaccines against COVID-19. He indicated that after returning from the beach his vehicle was damaged and the cold of the moor could have hurt him.
They do not see a rebound in patients with COVID-19 in that medical home. Your manager, René OrellanaHe pointed out that they have made a rearrangement of the areas in order to attend to patients with general illnesses and reduce that of coronavirus, since the presence of the virus has been decreasing.
Orellana asked the population maintain biosecurity measures such as the use of a mask, hand washing, maintaining social distancing.
At the IESS Quito Sur, with coronavirus There were 19 patients in hospitalization and 3 in intensive care units (ICU), this Monday. Last Friday there were 16 in hospitalization and the same number in ICU.
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