Sinaloa.- The next week they will arrive to Sinaloa Pfizer vaccines against covid-19 for children aged 5 to 11 years, for which it will be possible to start with the vaccination of boys and girls, the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, announced yesterday; however, the information on the organization that will be held for this group or on registration has not yet been given.
Waiting
At the national level, no further information has flowed in this regard, a few weeks ago the Undersecretary of Federal Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell, said that they were negotiating the purchase of said vaccines.
In fact, some states such as Coahuila and Nuevo León have already managed to apply the first doses of Pfizer for children under 12 thanks to donations from the United States and vaccination campaigns at the border.
Here You can find more information about the WHO recommendation that the biological is effective and safe for children.
in the fifth wave
According to an analysis of Debate, last month the fifth wave of Covid-19 began in Mexico and Sinaloa.
It had been observed that we had three months of decreased infections both at the national and state levels, but so far in June, Sinaloa already registers a 75 percent increase in cases compared to May; in contrast, Mexico had an increase of 6%; this according to the analysis of data from the statistics of the federal Ministry of Health.
This month, more than 4,000 new cases have been recorded in Sinaloa, a figure higher than that in the same month, but last year, when around 3,624 infections were registered. This fifth wave has not yet exceeded the maximum number of infections recorded compared to the previous three.
The strongest peak of infections compared to other waves was the fourth, a similar trend throughout the Republic and Sinaloa; however, in deaths the third wave was the worst for Sinaloa, in July 2021 there were more than 3 thousand deaths.
Laurie Ann Ximénez-Fyvie, doctor of medical sciences and professor and researcher of microbiology, has highlighted that at the national level there has been a sustained upward trend in confirmed cases, this for six weeks.
deaths down
The Secretary of Health, Cuitláhuac González, stressed yesterday at a conference on the importance of vaccination, because thanks to it, he said, the number of deaths is low, as well as hospitalization. In June 2021, 258 deaths were registered, while in June 2022 there was one death as a result of covid-19 in Sinaloa.
Throughout Mexico, 34 deaths were registered in June this year and from January to date there are 21,438 deaths.
Regarding vaccination coverage, he was positive, reporting that in those over 18 years of age, there is 92 percent progress. Regarding those between 12 and 14 years old, which is the most recent segment incorporated into the national program, almost 58 percent are vaccinated. While in older adults with the third dose it is 97.89 percent.
Angel Partida data analysis.
The data
effective
The World Health Organization has reported that the Pfizer vaccine for boys and girls ages 5 to 11 is safe and effective. It has not recommended the Abdala or Sinovac vaccines for children.
Reinforcement?
The World Health Organization reports that the need to administer booster doses to children aged 5 to 11 years of the anticovid-19 vaccine has not yet been determined.
Context
Fifth wave, there are infections but fewer deaths
There are 16 states (50% of the country) showing an uptick in new confirmed cases as well as active cases and positivity. Among them, Sinaloa stands out among those with the highest number of active cases per 100,000 inhabitants and new confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants, in addition to BCS, CDMX, Yucatán, Colima, Q. Roo and NL, said Dr. Ximénez-Fyvie .
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Fatal disease Older adults and people with comorbidities are those who have been at higher risk of death. According to the analysis of this medium, in January 2021, 39,093 people died in Mexico due to covid-19, this in the second wave of infections, while in Sinaloa the third wave was the most lethal, with 3,168 deaths. in the month of July 2021. From January to June 2022, 609 people have died from this disease in the state, the fatality rate is 1.17%.
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