Salut opens the vaccination of the booster dose for people between 40 and 49 years and calls for extreme caution on New Year’s Eve.
- Carmen Cabezas stresses that booster doses for those vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna are administered six months after completing the regimen, and if they have received Janseen or Astrazeneca, after three months.
- Gemma Craywinckel stresses the importance of preserving the health system for those who may really need it, whether due to illness or difficulties with telematic access.
- The direct effect of the vaccines would have prevented between 7,500 and 10,000 deaths in Catalonia; between 10,500 and 13,500 admissions to the ICU, and between 62,000 and 79,000 admissions to the ward
The Secretary for Public Health, Carmen Cabezas, has announced that the Department of Health has opened today the vaccination of the booster dose for all people aged between 40 and 49 years, who can now make an appointment through the portal vacunacovidsalut. cat . At the same time, this booster dose is also prioritised for people aged 50 and over, as well as for those vaccinated with Astrazeneca and Janssen. In this regard, Cabezas stressed that “the booster doses for people who have received Pfizer or Moderna are administered six months after completing the regimen, i.e. after the second dose. And if they have received Janseen or Astrazeneca, 3 months after the second dose. The booster dose increases immunity, lengthens it and helps reduce the risk of hospital admission due to COVID-19. So far, more than 13.5 million doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine have been administered in Catalonia, including 1.8 million additional doses.
Carmen Cabezas explained that at the moment in Catalonia, the cumulative incidence at 7 days “has grown in a vertiginous way, very high”. Specifically, it has risen to 1068.26 and, at 14 days, to 1591.42; positivity has increased to 16.68% and the Rt is already 1.82. By age group, AI at 14 days has soared in the 20-29 age group, followed by the 30-39 age group. In contrast, the increase in incidence has slowed down significantly among age groups with higher booster dose coverage. For example, between 70 and 79 years of age, the incidence drops to 293; between 80 and 89 to 234 and between 90 and 99 to 299.
In the light of these data, the Public Health Secretary has called for extreme caution for New Year’s Eve: “I would like to call for vaccination and to comply with general prevention measures. We should limit social interactions, reduce the number of bubbles and avoid crowded places, especially if they are closed”
Source : Salut
