Yellow Fever: Growing Concern About a Possible Epidemic in Argentina Two Months Ago, the Government Restricted Access to Free Vaccination
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The advance of the outbreak of yellow fever in the region generated a wave of concern about the ability of health systems to act in the face of a disease with an estimated lethality rate of 42 per cent (350 confirmed infections and 150 deaths). In this convulsive regional context, Argentina plays the role of balance: while the Ministry of Health of the Nation aims to strengthen its preventive strategy, in provinces such as Chubut there is great …
In Latin America, 350 infections and 150 deaths have already been reported, a lethality that exceeds 40 percent and turns the alarms on. In the country, the cases grew by 30 percent and each dose costs 220 thousand pesos.
In the context of the increase in cases of yellow fever in Latin America and the health alerts issued during October, the Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Nicolás Kreplak, expressed deep concern about the impact of the national government's decisions on prevention and public health care.Since August, when Javier Milei's administration announced that the yellow fever vaccine would cease to be applied free of charge for people who do not reside…
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