The first vaccination phase began on December 15, and today citizens are continuing the vaccination program to reach the collective phase.
Daniela Osorio Rivera
Latin Agency for News Medicine and Public Health
In an interview with Medicina y Salud Pública (MSP) magazine in the Puerto Rico se Vacuna program in conjunction with the Medical College and the Department of Health, Dr. Iris Cardona, director of the Department of Health’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program, delves into the vaccination process of each of the Puerto Ricans, also highlights the drug delivery plan in older adults.
“The majority of Puerto Rico’s residents have recognized the benefits that vaccination can provide as a means of prevention against this contagious, contagious and terrible disease,” said Dr. Iris Cardona.
Vaccination of the elderly
During the immunization process of the aging population, some problems have arisen that focus on vaccination protocols, and therefore a new strategy has been developed to make the patient both easily accessible and completely safe.
” We are going to vaccinate them all, the process of making an appointment like any other procedure requires waiting, we don’t want an older adult to have to stand in long lines, so we managed to get over 400 healthcare providers so vaccine was close to his home, where he receives medical services or where he looks for his medicines, ” the doctor said.
Amount of doses
A limiting factor for an effective vaccination response was that there is a limited or certain number of drugs, “You can get 100 doses and make 500 applications, so only 100 people can be served,” says the doctor.
“It has been decided to end vaccination in emergency responders in order to continue in people over 65 years of age.” According to the director of the vaccination program.
While vaccination is required not only for the elderly but also for the general public in order to achieve the humanity of the herd, the specialist emphasizes that patience and empathy are the key to continue this process and to end the herd. health emergency.
“The vaccines are coming, I would like 500 thousand doses a week to arrive, but 40 thousand are coming, there is a proposal for a larger allocation in the next few weeks, if that is fulfilled we will be in a better position”. concluded Dr. Iris Cardona.