Prominent Dominican physician specializing in internal medicine, lung disease and intensive care, Dr. Jorge Marte Báez, believes that the country should not apply vaccination against Covid-19 on the basis of reserving the second dose of those vaccinated and reminded: a dose is better than having nothing. “
Cedimat’s medical director, Master of Dominican medicine and Dominican lungology, said he was concerned about the vaccine hoarding from powerful countries.
He stressed that the Dominican government must make every effort from a political, diplomatic, lobby and economic point of view to ensure the doses that the population needs.
Marte Báez, the only Dominican specialist living in the country with certification of his specialty in both the United States and Europe and a former medical adviser to the executive branch, made his statements by attending the ” Appointment with the Covid “which broadcasts every Monday 9 pm Listindiario.com, hosted by director Miguel Franjul and journalist Doris Pantaleón. He said it is not in favor of saving the second dose of vaccines that have arrived in the country and that given the difficulties in obtaining them, the government should try to provide as many people as possible with a first dose .
He explained that the second dose does not necessarily have to be the same type of vaccine used as it can be different, although manufactured using the same principle or technology.
He understands that the national vaccination plan implemented in the country is very well planned and designed, with very good logistics, but that he is concerned about the availability of the vaccine, noting that President Luis Abinader himself in a bold statement : it has said that powerful countries have taken over.
“We must honor the commercial commitments that certain pharmaceutical companies have made with the Dominican state,” said Dr. Marte Báez.
You have to get vaccinated
The specialist, who has already administered the country’s first dose of the Covid vaccine, said he was concerned to hear that 40% of the Dominican population say they would not be vaccinated against Covid, which is even more worrying when heard . medical staff.
He believes that the entire population that applies for this should be vaccinated.
“ The Covid vaccine is needed right now.It is just as good or more needed than any traditional vaccine that has never been questioned whether the brand and country of origin have been investigated because it is Covid’s worst health disaster ever occurred. at least presented as conservative in the last century, ”he said.
He said publicly urging not to be vaccinated could border on a crime against humanity.
So far, he explained, the only populations so far without Covid vaccination, because it is contraindicated, are patients with a history of anaphylaxis or severe allergic reactions where the patient’s breathing has been compromised. as well as in children under 16 years old.
He explained that so far all vaccines are targeting people over 18 years old and one over 16 years old, but he thinks that will change as many children are infected and there are recorded deaths from the virus and studies are already underway to be. done up to young children.
He said people with the active virus must wait to recover to be vaccinated and those who have had the virus can be immunized because it has been shown to be able to recur.
Care and openings.
He warned that although the person has been vaccinated, he should follow measures of distance, wash hands, and use of a mask.
He recalled that no drug or vaccine is infallible against the deadly disease because its effectiveness is not 100%.
KNOWING MORE
Improvement.
Marte Báez said the country is currently showing a frank reduction in the incidence of the virus, which he hopes will continue with vaccination.
Grain of salt.
He said everything said about the virus should be taken with “a grain of salt” because in the year of the pandemic “it made us wrong more than once.”
Changes
He emphasized that months ago there was reverse, low mortality and high positivity, but now with the large number of tests being done, positivity is becoming increasingly important.
Deaths
He attributed the highest reports of deaths to the fact that there are patients who stay in the hospital for a long time and others arrive in a very advanced state of the disease.