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They presented a bill to make the dengue vaccine free after the increase in cases - Infobae
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Presentaron un proyecto de ley para que la vacuna contra el dengue sea gratuita tras el aumento de casos
Éste año se rompió el récord de contagios luego de registrarse más de 100 mil casos. Las autoridades pidieron extremar las medidas de prevención
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March 21, 2024
This year the infection record was broken after registering more than 100 thousand cases. The authorities asked to take extreme prevention measures
The initiative aims to determine an action plan against the spread of the disease in the territory (Getty Images)
With a balance of more than 100 thousand infections and more than 70 deaths caused by dengue , deputies Mónica Fein and Esteban Paulón introduced a bill aimed at guaranteeing access to the vaccination scheme for free, supplying citizens with the necessary products to prevent infections and promote the habits necessary to avoid the transmission of the mosquito vector. In addition, the initiative will also aim to combat Zika and Chikungunya fever .
After the Ministry of Health of the Nation alerted about an outbreak of infections in the central region of the country, where a total of 54,661 cases were confirmed until the tenth week of the year, the members of the Socialist Party of Santa Fe wrote a legislative proposal with the aim of stopping the expansion of the condition throughout the territory.
“Given the escalation of dengue cases and the lack of prevention policies, Mónica Fein and I presented a project to make the vaccine mandatory and free,” explained the Santa Fe deputy through his personal account on This measure would also seek for the Government to facilitate access to repellents and promote awareness campaigns.
Regarding the vaccination campaign that would be implemented if the project was approved, the Santa Fe representatives proposed that the doses be distributed in a staggered manner, so that the risk groups determined by the health portfolio have priority over the rest of the population.
The Japanese vaccine made by Takeda was the first to be approved by the ANMAT (Government of Entre Ríos)
So far, the Ministry of Health warned that in the ninth week a record of infections was recorded with 18,991 active cases, which exceeded the peak of 18,308 that were recorded during week number 13 of 2023. Against this, in The project highlighted that "in Argentina it is becoming an endemic disease", according to the projections made by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the American region.
“Dengue and other arboviruses such as Chikungunya and Zika are associated with social and environmental determinants,” they noted, and then highlighted that “climate change favors ideal conditions for the spread of vector-related infections.”
Although they indicated that the increase in temperatures and humidity in the region would not be possible to control, the bill stressed how vitally important it was to establish an action plan to combat the reproduction of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae . “The most effective way to cut the dengue transmission cycle is through the elimination of breeding sites and the prevention of bites,” they emphasized, adding that the competent authorities should carry out fumigation operations.
Eliminating pots and pans that accumulate water is the most effective measure to prevent the reproduction of vectors (REUTERS)
In line with the above, the deputies will also seek to encourage the production of the DEET (Diethyl-meta-toluamide) insect repellent in public laboratories, set a maximum price for its marketing and distribute the products “directly, urgently and free of charge to the public.” population that is served by public health providers.” Likewise, they criticized the measure to liberalize prices of basic products, indicating that it resulted in a 170% increase in insecticides.
According to information obtained by Diario El Norte , health authorities expressed concern about the possibility that dengue infections will once again increase in the areas affected by storms in recent days, since the World Health Organization ( WHO) assured that the warmest and rainiest months tend to favor the spread of vectors.
Although the corresponding rates have not yet been released, the doubling of cases in Salta alerted the provincial health portfolio. According to data accessed by El Tribuno , between March 10 and 16, a total of 1,884 cases were reported, which represented an increase of 80.5% compared to the previous week.
The bill will seek to encourage the production of repellents in public laboratories and for them to be distributed for free (Getty Images)
In the same way, statistics revealed that the disease is already present in 22 of the 23 departments of Salta. The only area free of dengue is La Poma , while the highest number of infections was recorded in Salta capital , with a total of 1,790 infected. The municipalities that followed in the number of infections detected were San José de Metán , with 986, and Cafayate , with 179.
As a consequence of the development of the condition in the country, representative Carla Carrizo presented another project to summon the Minister of Health, Mario Russo , with the purpose of informing the members of the Chamber of Deputies about the measures that were adopted to fight the epidemic.
According to the member of the UCR block , the incentive arose after ten commissions were formed, which did not include the Social Action and Public Health commission. “Prevention failed, it is necessary to avoid saturation,” the legislator noted in her X account, where she expressed that she and 15 other deputies were concerned about the situation throughout the country.
