Cieza City Councilor for Health and Public Health, Francisco Saorín, reports that the coronavirus vaccination campaign was originally scheduled to begin last week, but a delay in delivery and distribution has meant it will begin this Monday, January 4th.
This Sunday, the Ministry of Health released data on the incidence of the pandemic, which totaled 466 new infections, bringing the total to 4,356 active cases. This figure has not been seen since December 3, a month ago, when the second wave began to subside.
In Cieza, the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 102, with 30 positive cases and no recoveries in the last 24 hours. Of the total, 58 are located in the Cieza East Health Center and 44 in the West Health Center.
Based on the cumulative incidence per 100,000 inhabitants over the last seven and fourteen days, our municipality reached 137.19 and 200.07 cases, respectively, as of Friday, January 1. The Cieza East Health Center moves to the orange phase, and the West Health Center remains in the yellow phase for another day.
In a press release, the Department of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Cieza City Council, led by Francisco Saorín, announced that the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will begin in the municipality this Monday. The council member explains the delay in the planned date due to a delay in the delivery and distribution of the vaccine in the municipality.
Saorín emphasized that the campaign has begun with the vaccination of users and staff at the D. Mariano Marín Blázquez nursing home and the Los Olivos special education center.
The Health and Public Health Councilor also explained that the vaccines will arrive directly to both centers under the custody established by the Ministry of Health and will be administered by nursing staff from the Cieza health centers. These staff have received appropriate training in administering the vaccines, both in terms of their method of administration and handling.
The coronavirus vaccination plan established in the autonomous community of Murcia, as in the rest of Spain, began last Sunday, December 27, with the arrival of 335 vaccines. It is estimated that 12,675 doses will arrive weekly until reaching 50,700 in the first phase. The first vaccines were allocated to the Mensajeros de La Paz nursing home in San Pedro del Pinatar and the special education center in Churra.
Saorín emphasized that all COVID-19 vaccines being distributed have undergone exhaustive evaluations in clinical trials and have been approved or authorized by international organizations.
He also stated that, based on what we know about vaccines for other diseases and early data from clinical trials, experts believe that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 could prevent you from getting seriously ill.
Finally, the Councilor for Health and Public Health of the Cieza City Council has stated that getting vaccinated can also protect those around us, especially those at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.