The place chosen for vaccination, health centers, is also the majority compared to schools, although this pcould saturate even more Primary Care. However, it will not be in all of them, but in some so-called "reference" ones and in the afternoon to encourage class attendance. Sector I will be centralized, for now, in the Actur Norte health center; in sector II in Almozara and Seminario and in sector III, in Bombarda.
Sanitary
Specialists assure that the «transmission of the disease is lower than in adults"And, although the "schools are safe," it is the minors who, infected by their elders, "spread the virus throughout the classroom and their surroundings," says Inma Cuesta, nurse, member of the vaccination campaign table at the Ministry of Health and spokesperson for the Zaragoza College of Nursing on vaccines. Something that Teresa Cenarro, president of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics in Primary Care, also states, for whom to vaccinate "It has more benefits than risks," He says, before pointing out that "zero risk does not exist" and, although there have been few complications in minors, there have been some at the national level.
Cenarro emphasizes that this vaccine has two objectives, "individual protection" and also "group immunity" because with more vaccinated population, "the virus has a harder time transmitting and we put up barriers." In consultations, the pediatrician has seen that "work-life balance is not as easy as at the beginning of the pandemic" and there are many grandparents who take care of their grandchildren and "end up infected." We must not forget the quarantines either, because There are children who have added "three in a row", with the consequent loss of teaching hours. Furthermore, there are minors whose learning problems are accentuated.
Since her consultation, she has received many questions from parents. "The perception is that they have the decision to vaccinate but they want reaffirmation," says Cenarro. As for the side effects, we will have to wait, but he points out that "it will be discomfort or pain in the arm, just like in adults." For his part, Cuesta insists that "the vaccine is safe" and remembers that up to the age of 14 they are immunized against many diseases "and no one questions them."
Regarding the decision to vaccinate in health centers, Cuesta affirms that it has "its pros and cons." It is "the vaccination site", while in schools it would be necessary to ask parents for permission, control the little ones and avoid the "contagion effect because when one gets nervous or dizzy, everyone does it," says the nurse. . Furthermore, she specifies that the child, like the adults, would have to be supervised for at least 15 minutes and "teachers either cannot be asked or do not want to be asked" for this surveillance.
Cenarro, for his part, assures that immunization will be “rapid” since by inoculating the second dose in eight weeks, "many firsts" will be given in a short time. As for self-appointment, he hopes that the “system does not die of success” and prevents the application from collapsing. Furthermore, he emphasizes that "we must advance vaccination worldwide" because we must "think about the children of the world and also about the vulnerable and healthy people who are still unimmunized" in other countries.
For his part, from the CSIF Aragón union, Jesús Sicilia, representative in the Health section, is clear that childhood vaccination comes at a time when The workload in Primary Care is "very high" and recognizes that an "urgent reorganization is urgently needed to be able to address the needs it has, among which is the reinforcement of its personnel."
Parents
Parents' associations are clear that «"The more barriers that are put in place against the virus, the better.". From the Federation of Associations of Parents of Students of the Public School of Aragon (Fapar) they convey a message of "tranquility" and recognize that to date, "there have been no consultations linked to fear on the part of the families", which Yes, there was in the summer, when "they started talking about it." They agree that the setting is the health center because it is a "responsibility that falls to families" and is a way to "guarantee data protection and the organization of the campaign", as was already done with adolescents.
They have not noticed concern among parents in Fecaparagon either, although from the Christian Federation of Associations of Parents of Students of Aragon, they do disagree in the place, since They didn't see anything wrong with it being done in educational centers, as has been done "in previous times" or having opted for "a hybrid" to no longer saturate health centers, says its president, María Concepción Ibáñez.
They do agree that schools are "safe places." From Fapar they believe that the increase in cases is "normal" because it is happening on the streets and they show their concern about what the return from vacation will be like, since "all the waves have coincided with periods after vacation."
Lack of information
The lack of information is something that some groups criticize. For example, the CGT union recognizes that they are having inquiries from institutes and teachers asking about sick leave due to having confined children, but they are waiting for more data. Also demand more informationn from Aspanoa, who on Friday still had no knowledge of how the association was going to handle children with cancer; and from Plena Inclusion, which also does not know how minors with intellectual disabilities who attend day centers are going to be vaccinated, says its president, Santiago Villanueva. This also urges that the inoculation of the third dose to people with disabilities be completed
