Slow Progress in Covid-19 Vaccination Campaigns: Only 17% of Population at Risk Vaccinated

The Vaccination Advisory Committee warned of slow progress in the vaccination campaigns against Covid-19, which have already been going on for five months.

Authorities and experts warn that the population is tired and for this reason, the Minsal wants to consolidate coverage before the winter.

Only 17% of the population at risk has been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to figures recently provided by the Vaccination Advisory Committee (CAVEI), an organization that works with the Under Secretary of Public Health.

In particular, since the start of this vaccination campaign five months ago, sand 943,931 people were importeds, of the 5,543,129 that the target groups contribute.

This has alerted health authorities and experts, who They warn that there is fatigue among the people. The former Minister of Health, Dr. Jaime Mañalich, mentioned this.

In the same way, the president of the Medical College of Valparaiso, the doctor Luis Ignacio De la Torre, said that this situation is worrying and that it forces them as authorities to change the way in which the vaccination strategy is carried out. management in Chile.

The director of Public Health of the University of Talca, Érika Retamal Contreras, clarified that the successful results in inoculation that had been happening in our country were the result of “the political decision of universal vaccination, free and accessible to the all. “

The epidemiologist explained why there has been a lack of interest in getting vaccinated.

Remember that there is no need for it that people in the target groups wait a year from their last vaccination to receive the vaccine again, as it is allowed to carry forward the increased dose up to 15 days, before they reach 12 months from the dose approx. finally against covid.