Medical authorities say hospitalized patients suffering from Covid-19 virus have doubled from five to 10 cases in the past month. The cases treated in ICU units are people with low or no Covid-19 vaccination coverage.
According to the Deputy Minister of Collective Health, Dr. Eladio Perez, the hospitalized people have in common that they were not vaccinated or had only two doses of the injection.
For this reason, Dr. Perez insists that the population get vaccinated, complete the scheme and get the booster, especially those with few doses, to raise immunity against the disease. “We have to continue respecting this disease. We have to continue taking care of ourselves and take the necessary measures to prevent,” he said, speaking during the Wednesday Ministry of Public Health press conference.
Currently, 6,243,875 people have been vaccinated with a first dose; 5,342,178 with two doses; and 2,484,303 with three doses, 274,803 with four doses.
The Ministry of Public Health has also available a fifth booster vaccine for persons 18 years or older who had their fourth dose four months ago.
During the press conference, the Ministry of Public Health called for intensifying preventive actions to avoid the spread of cholera in the country. The measures range from frequent hand washing, proper handling of waste such as feces, proper food handling, proper water chlorination and safe water consumption.
Two new cases of cholera have been detected, this time to a Dominican mother and daughter who live in the La Zurza slum area besides the Isabela River in northern Santo Domingo. The health authorities have intervened in this sector, which is located on the banks of the Isabela River, with water analysis and sampling of its residents. Previous cases were two Haitian immigrants who had recently been in Haiti. Haiti has reported around 14,000 cases of cholera. The Ministry of Public Health is confident that the local protocols will avoid the spreading of cholera here.
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El Dia
8 February 2022