Tomas Cobo and Florentino Perez Raya.
In this context, the President of the General Nursing Council (CGE), Dr. Florentino Perez RaeThe U.S. has emphasized that it would be “recommended” to expand vaccination to professionals in infectious disease units, even if they do not have close contact. However, it does not place them as a priority group. “Knowing that there is no surplus of vaccines for monkeypox, we must prioritize populations at risk,” he explained. medical writing.
The organization’s leader has also extended this strategy to “the areas closest to these patients”, although he has ruled out the possibility of vaccinating the entire nursing profession against monkeypox preparations. “We do not believe this is necessary at this time,” he confirmed.
To combat the disease, Perez Raya has stressed that it is “essential” that all nurses involved are able to Wear PPE to guarantee your safety, “We consider the need to be committed to prevention and to protect healthcare professionals, especially when caring for patients with symptoms of monkeypox”, he explained.
Perez Raya’s position is similar to that of President of the General Council of Official Colleges of Physicians (CGCOM), Thomas KoboWhich, however, puts one condition before the administration of monkeypox vaccine to the medical community: that the immunology and preventive medicine sectors go ahead for operation.
In statements to this newspaper, the head of the College of Physicians reiterates that the decision is “in the hands of immunologists”, but adds that “everything that is protect workers It will be positive.” In this context, it would also be favorable to have doctors as a priority group for receiving the monkeypox vaccine.
At the moment, the health ministry has not included health workers in its plans to expand vaccination against monkeypox. Protocol approved in July It considers preventive immunization for professionals working in specialized STI or HIV counseling, as well as laboratory workers with access to potentially contaminating tests. However, none integrate the chapter on collective priority areas.
The rest of the indications are limited to establishing guidelines to be followed by doctors and nurses who care for patients with the disease who, as the document states, should use. appropriate personal protective equipment You FFP2 Mask.
loss medical proceduresParticularly those that generate aerosols and any other procedures on the airways, such as tracheal intubation, bronchoalveolar lavage, manual ventilation, require special protective measures such as FFP3 masks, tight eye protection and gloves and waterproof gowns use of.
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