Mexico will soon reach maximum protection against COVID-19 due to high vaccination and that a large number of people in the country and in the world have been infected with the omicron variant, said the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela.
Mexico will soon reach maximum protection against COVID-19
In the joint session of the Ministry of Health with the National Academy of Medicine (ANM), “Response and perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico”. Alcocer Varela pointed out that Mexico will soon achieve maximum protection against COVID-19 as well as a transition or new phase of the pandemic with a predominance of the omicron variant.
“Its abrupt appearance and such a different behavior showed that there is still much to learn to accurately understand the processes that shape the evolution and severity of a virus such as SARS-CoV-2,” he indicated.
Before the president of the ANM, José Halabe Cherem, and members of this organization, the head of Health said that, as the months go by, the possibility of eradicating this virus is more remote.
“Thinking about a scenario with zero COVID-19 does not seem to be in the short term. However, there are hints of what a post-pandemic world could look like,” she noted.
Alcocer Varela pointed out that with the firm objective of reducing hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 and contributing to restoring social life. In Mexico, 10 different vaccines were authorized for emergency use, demonstrating that they are safe and effective.
He explained that immunization has been a fundamental component of the strategy to deal with the health emergency. Which has been complemented with the practice of preventive measures.
Actions to deal with the pandemic
In turn, the Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez. He stated that the vaccination strategy against COVID-19 has progressed according to epidemiological risk, individual risk and social vulnerability.
He explained the actions to face the pandemic. Among them, the monitoring of the first cases in the world, installation of regulatory committees, National Day of Healthy Distance. As well as New Normality, vaccination, Epidemic Risk Traffic Light, hospital reconversion, active epidemiological surveillance. As well as the publication of information with transparency.
In his opportunity, the general director of the Institute of Health for Well-being (Insabi), Juan Antonio Ferrer Aguilar. He presented details of the strategy for the transformation of health services. This includes the strengthening of universal and free medical care for the population without social security. In addition to hiring personnel and the federalization of the health system.
In Mexico no one has been left without care during the COVID-19 pandemic
He made it clear that in Mexico no one has been left without care during the COVID-19 pandemic, health personnel were hired and the consolidated purchase of medicines, healing material and medical equipment was made. In terms of infrastructure, 153 medical units came into operation, of which 39 are hospitals. All this to strengthen the first and second level of care.
Likewise, he presented the human resources coverage program for primary care medical units. In which it is expected to hire 6,980 nurses and 4,869 doctors throughout the country.
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