the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico asked the government of the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador that contemplates all doctors, both of the public sector how private, so that they are vaccinated versus Covid-19.
Through a letter addressed to the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela, the agency assured that the vaccination policy is correct, but must prioritize all health personnel.
“The National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, Urges health authorities to consider physicians in general, considering them a vulnerable group to contract the disease so that they receive the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. “
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In the letter signed by the board of directors of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, he stressed that the strategy implemented by the Mexican government to vaccinate health personnel who care for patients infected with Covid-19 it’s correct, but other health workers are also at risk.
“The rest of the health personnel, doctors and general practitioners and of all specialties, who work in public, private institutions and medical offices are also exposed to contracting the disease.”
The paper highlighted that the population seeking medical consultations for other diseases may present with coronavirus and have no symptoms, so health workers are at constant risk.
“As we know, a large percentage of patients who come for a consultation for any other pathology other than Covid-19, can be infected by being asymptomatic and transmitting the infection to a doctor. Preserving the health of those who contribute to the well-being of the population is priority, “the letter concluded.
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