Constanța: The first doctor vaccinated against Covid. Almost half a century ago, he was vaccinated against smallpox – Essential



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Dr. Sorin Rugina is 69 years old and is the first person vaccinated against COVID-19 in Constanța. 48 years ago, when he was a second-year medical student, he was vaccinated against smallpox, which was completely eradicated in 1977, after 85% of the population was vaccinated.

“Dr. Sorin Rugină is 69 years old and the first person to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Constanța. For Professor Rugina it is already the second memorable experience of this kind. In 1972, when he was a medical student in his second year, he was vaccinated against smallpox, with a much more painful antidote and a more complex procedure. As a result of this immunization campaign, smallpox was to be completely eradicated in 1977 after 85% of the population was vaccinated. Today was the first Constance’s doctor to receive the Covid vaccine ”, transmits MApN on Facebook.

Officials from the Ministry of National Defense appreciate that “now a process that gives us hope begins” and that Romanians must be patient, follow the rules, wear masks and keep their distance.

“We still have to smile. A little more. It’s too early to lower our guard,” officials said.

“Our experience as infectious disease physicians tells us that any pandemic can be eradicated through vaccination,” says Claudia Cambrea, medical director of the Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Constanța, the second person to be vaccinated in Constanța.

“These words should be a good dose of confidence for each one of us. It is important to inform ourselves from reliable sources, it is important to trust those who dedicate their entire lives to medicine, those we turn to every time we have to treat ourselves, those who “They save our lives when necessary. They continue to be the true heroes in the fight against the virus! Believe me, everything will be fine,” say those from the Ministry of National Defense.

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