Vaccination: develop herd immunity

Since the beginning of vaccination in Kazakhstan, the family medicine clinic at ZKMU University named after Marat Ospanov has been actively involved in its implementation. 450 people have already been vaccinated against coronavirus infection.Since March 12, 450 people have been vaccinated with the first component, including 100 medical workers of the medical center, 36 medical workers of the family medicine clinic, 30 teachers of the university.Of the attached population, 236 people were vaccinated. The second component vaccinated 48 people.

Both components of the resulting vector vaccine “Gam-COVID-Vac” (Sputnik V) were produced at the Karaganda pharmaceutical plant. The rest of the employees of the NAO ZKMU named after M. Ospanov, who have decided to participate in the campaign, will also be routinely vaccinated.Before vaccination, for each patient, a voluntary informed consent form must be filled out with the filling in of personal data, as well as a memo with a detailed algorithm of actions in case of symptoms of malaise: weakness, fever. Each vaccinated person is carefully examined by a doctor to exclude all contraindications. The physical examination includes the measurement of body temperature, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate, examination of the throat. After receiving the vaccine, all patients are under medical supervision for 30 minutes. Citizens receive the second dose of the vaccine in 21 days. Each of them, a day before receiving the vaccine, receives an SMS reminder on the mobile phone about the date, place and time of receiving the second vaccine component.

Ruslan Sadykov, a nurse at the family medicine clinic, believes that he made the right choice.- The filter where I work is a place of high risk of COVID-19 infection, so I was among the first to vaccinate. Thanks to the vaccine, I will not get sick myself and will not infect others with COVID-19, ”he said.It is worth noting that the first component of the vaccine was also received by the general practitioner of the KSM Dina Dyusupova, who provides medical services to students.- Health, of course, is the most important thing, and in order to take good care of it, you need to get a vaccine. I fully support those who agreed to receive the vaccine, the doctor shared.By the way, any resident can get vaccinated at the clinic, regardless of the area in which he lives. Vaccination is free! The age of the vaccinated is over 18 years old.