The Ministry of Health (minsa) announced that this weekend there will be a vaccination day against COVID-19 of 36 continuous hours, within the framework of the Day of the Peruvian Boy or Girl, in which there will be activations and raffles to encourage the immunization of the population.
In dialogue with RPP Newsthe director of Immunizations of the Minsa, Maria Elena Martinezassured that the vaccination gap in the country has been reduced; but there is still a significant percentage that is not immunized or that has not completed its vaccination schedule.
“As long as the virus continues to live with us, we are not free from being able to get sick and much more our children who still need to be vaccinated,” said the official.
“The vaccination It is familiar. We (adults and adolescents) have already vaccinated ourselves, but they (children) are still missing. We are waiting for you this weekend,” he added.
vaccination underway
The representative of minsa He pointed out that vaccination is currently carried out “in two moments”, either at fixed points (vaccination) or extended, “by sweeping house by house.”
“In our health centers, we are vaccinating and we have the vaccines available so that any citizen can come and get vaccinated,” he said.
María Elena Martínez confirmed that the descendant lineage BA.2 of the omicron variant “is circulating in the country”, for which he highlighted the importance of having the complete vaccination schedule, in order to avoid developing a serious picture of the disease. COVID-19.
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