Uh, we switch things over
to English now and Vanessa,
I want to start with you and
I know you have to get going.
So if you have to leave right after this,
feel free. But I do want to start things
off with as our representative from
the State Department of Public Health.
Could you start by mentioning the
vaccination rates and COVID statistics?
Currently here in the
state of Colorado? Sure,
increase the numbers up
to date are as follows.
156 numbers of cases reported.
156 two knew that some cases 84 number
of people currently hospitalized and
52% of those were not vaccinated.
And 18 new hospital admissions in
regards of the vaccination percentage
of the Hispanic community is as follows.
39.69% of the Hispanics here in
Colorado have are vaccinated,
or at least with one dose,
and there is another another
number that I have been
mentioning also here previously.
Which is, you know, some people.
They don't report the race,
neither ethnicity.
So based on a model. We have
47.85% of the Hispanic population
vaccinated, or at least with one.
Those those are the numbers up to date.
Thank you Vanessa for that information
Doctor I wanna go over to you with a bit of.
Information that I would like to get
from you about COVID and the flu and
potentially getting those at the same time.
What would be the impacts
of that and can that happen?
Yes, thank you for that question Chris.
Week ago we had a meeting with communities
of San Luis Valley and this was one of the
questions that the community was asking.
And this has a little complex story,
because when we started with all
the the social distancing and the
mask wearing because of kobid,
the number of flu cases dropped
significantly about 99%.
And because of those measures,
and now that we're slowly or not so slowly
ending this this precautions we are
tending to see an increase in in these cases.
Maybe it's not significant,
but there is an increase of cases of the
respiratory viral infections that are
caused by three different types of virus.
The respiratory adenovirus which
will give you the common cold,
the influenza virus,
that will give you the flu,
and finally the sincere social respiratory
virus that affects children and older adults.
What is important here is that
there's a study that they published
on The Lancet last week.
That was talking about 1200 and
12,000 individuals that were
hospitalized because of COVID.
Out of those close to 10%
had another coinfection,
with one of those respiratory
viruses we found.
Or they found finally that.
The risk of having of being
intubated was 400% higher.
If you had the flu virus at the same time,
the mortality was 50% higher in
those who had the common cold at
the same time and 240% higher in
those who had the the flu barrier.
So, yes, they can happen.
At the same time,
and this is maybe another reason
for which we want to be vaccinated,
because we don't know if we can get.
Both at the same time.
Well, Speaking of which vaccine clinics
across Colorado are slowly kind of
closing due to a lack of demand, won't?
What alternatives are there for
those who want to get vaccinated?
And with that in mind,
could you tell us more about the vaccine
clinic that some vicious the lessons
organizing for tonight on this Tuesday?
Clinics massive clinics are closing
because of a lack of demand.
People are already vaccinated or
they know where to go directly,
but we're going to keep on with our those
doors open at the Mexican consulate.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
You don't have to be Mexican or
you don't have to have any other
thing to do at the consulate.
Just go there to get a vaccine and you
can get it with no cost and no hassle.
Every Tuesday,
including today we have a clinic in
the afternoon for those who come out
of work or don't have time in the
morning from 4:00 to 7:00 o'clock.
I walk in.
You don't need to have an appointment,
just come in and you'll get your vaccine.
And with her mobile health unit,
we're going to be traveling around the
state and the metro area this weekend.
We're going to be at the Mexican consulate.
From 9:00 to 2:00 o'clock from 9
in the morning to 2:00 o'clock,
and then from going to keep on doing
this as much as as we are needed.
Thank you so much thanks to everyone.
I'll see you again here next week. Thank you.