The authorities of the Ministry of Wellbeing held a press conference on Friday 26 August at the San Juan de Dios hospital, where they referred to many subjects, Amid them, vaccination in opposition to covid-19 in Guatemala.
In this sense, the Minister of Well being, Francisco Coma, indicated that in the subject of vaccines they abide by the protocols approved internationally and who however do not consider a fifth dose for the inhabitants.
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He included it vaccines with the fourth dose is for the populace at threat It is once more He requested Guatemalans to go to covid-19 vaccination facilities.
He extra that there are vaccines available and, in accordance to him, they need to be utilised to vaccinate small children.
Coma said it for now a third dose is not meant for kids.
“At the instant, if we can get to a mass, an essential group of vaccinated children is our primary concentrate on “, manifested.
As for the vaccination facilities, the official indicated that in some instances they have to examine irrespective of whether they shut them, due to the fact some are in amenities that have been supplied by other institutions. and if there is no influx of people today, the concept is to shut them down.
From Friday 26 August the Ministry of Overall health It is approximated that 8 million 679,000 450 individuals in Guatemala have the 1st dose of covid-19.
Although 6 million 803 thousand 465 have the 2nd dose and 3 million 436 thousand 674 currently have the 3rd or to start with dose of reinforcement.
Currently, Guatemala has 10,835 lively cases of the disease and the quantity of deaths throughout the pandemic is 19,424.
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