The Tumbes region received more than 300,000 vaccines against covid-19 today, a donation from the neighboring country of Ecuador to complete the immunization in the border towns of Tumbes, Piura and Cajamarca, said the provincial mayor, Jimy Silva Mena.
The mayor, also president of the Binational Association of Mayors of Southern Ecuador and Northern Peru, thanked Ecuador for donating the vaccines and urged the population to actively participate in the immunization day, so that the border stay healthy and soon both governments decide to reopen it, which will help to reactivate the economy.
“Thanks to the Ecuadorian people for helping us bring life and health not only to the Tumbes region, but also to Cajamarca and Piura,” he said.
It should be noted that such donation is the result of coordinated efforts made between the authorities of both countries.
This Friday the 17th, the immunization process will take place, simultaneously with the Ecuadorian province of El Oro.
In this context, the regional governor of Tumbes, Wilmer Dios Benites, specified that minors are not being considered on said day, because although the AstraZeneca vaccine that will be applied is effective, it is directed only for groups over 18 years of age. “Let’s not forget that children are getting vaccinated only with Pfizer,” he noted.
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Vaccination of children between 12 and 17 years of age
As is known, today the vaccination of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 years began in Tumbes on the campus of the National University of Tumbes, from 08:00 to 20:00 hours, after the coordination carried out with the Regional Directorate of Health (Diresa) and the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
In this regard, the regional authority thanked the parents for taking their children to be immunized, since the vaccine is the only way to be prepared to face the pandemic.
Through a statement, the regional government announced that in this first vaccination day for children and adolescents, 7,020 doses have been applied and the inoculation for this age group will soon continue, in the centers that will be announced in due course.
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