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The Minister of Health, Hernando Cevallos, announced that people over 50 years of age will have to present the vaccination card with the three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of January 23, in order to enter closed public spaces. (shopping centers and others).
“In the case of those over 50 years of age, they must present the vaccination card with the booster dose (three doses of the vaccine). Those who are affected by this pandemic are the unvaccinated and vulnerable citizens, who in this case are those who are over that age and do not have the third dose”, he detailed.
Cevallos assured that this measure will come into force as of January 23; In addition, he stressed that the provision is used to control the restrictions that remain in force on entering closed public spaces in the context of the increase in infections by the Omicron variant.
However, he specified that for those over 18 years of age, at all levels (health alert), the presentation of the vaccination card that only accredits both vaccines for entry into closed spaces will be maintained.
