Penelope Canonico
08/11/2021 8:36 PM
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 08/11/2021 8:36 PM
As the vaccination campaign progresses, the return to normality no longer seems so far away. Although in the middle is the
threat of the latent Delta variant
. In this context, the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) proposed the mandatory vaccination for employees who return to work or the cancellation of receiving a salary. The idea generated controversy and some unionists, such as Antonio Caló of the Metalworkers Union (UOM), described it as "a barrabasada." The issue installed a new question, can it be reworked with one or two doses against Covid?
It is
worth
saying first that at the national level, until this Wednesday
57.62%
of the population (26,394,220 people) was inoculated with the first dose, while
only 20.27% (9,286,570) received the complete scheme
.
According to INDEC, the estimated Argentine population as of July 1 is 45,808,747 people.
In the Province of Buenos Aires, out of a total of 12.4 million people over 18 years of age, 82.47% of the population has already received a dose and 26.33% both doses, according to official data.
In the City,
about 70%
were immunized with one dose and 30% of the general population with two, according to reports from the Buenos Aires ministry.
At this juncture,
Clarín
consulted two specialists about the moment and the issues to consider when
leaving teleworking
to resume the habit of being present at work.
Only 19.82% of the population has two doses of the Covid vaccine.
Photo Juano Tesone.
Carlos Di Pietrantonio, an epidemiologist, and Gabriel Lapman, a cardiologist at the Sanatorio Modelo de Caseros and CEO of Cardio Food, agree that
the best moment is after having been immunized with the complete scheme
against the imminent community transmission of the Delta that can change the landscape. They advise against starting work without adequate vaccine coverage. It is that
zero vaccine implies greater risk
. In fact, in the United States there was a re-outbreak of the virus in places with a low vaccination rate.
In addition, they emphasize that precautionary measures such as
cross ventilation in closed places
, especially in dining rooms, the use of masks and alcohol, disinfection, periodic cleaning and a minimum distance of between 1.5 and 2 meters
should always be maintained
.
"The company should generate resources to guarantee a safe space," they insist.
Can those who
do not have any dose
return to work presence
?
“It is important that they have at least one.
In the Province of Buenos Aires free vaccination is enabled for people over 18 ”, says Lapman.
"The risk groups are the ones that should be more careful because with one application they have between
33 and 35% less coverage
compared to the Delta and with two, the figures that the laboratories have confirmed", Di Pietrantonio underlines.
What happens if a person who is a member of one of the
risk groups
shares a work space with those who are not vaccinated?
The company must ensure that the space is protected not only by them but by the circulation of the virus.
For Lapman, "the anti-vaccine groups are an attack on the world", it is necessary to be vaccinated and maintain preventive measures.
Andrew Pollard, one of the creators of AstraZeneca, stated that with the Delta we are in a situation where herd immunity is not a possibility because it affects vaccinated individuals.
“No matter how immunized you are,
getting out of the bubble always implies a risk,
” Di Pietrantonio synthesizes.
MG
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