96% of Barranquilleros have a dose of anticovid vaccine

Likewise, progress in complete schematics It is located at 41.8% and 38,720 doses of reinforcements have been applied, in accordance with Minsalud guidelines. National panorama. Director of Promotion and Prevention of Minsalud, Gerson Bermont, indicated that in the country there are 73.6% and 52.3% in complete schemes, that is, with second or single doses and … Read more

More vaccines arrive in Barranquilla for the application of first doses

This Thursday, Barranquilla receives a new batch of 10,280 vaccines from the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca, which will be destined for application to people over 25 years of age. Humberto Mendoza, District health secretary, stressed that the city has ensured the arrival of 20 thousand first doses in the last two days. This Wednesday, 9,940 doses of … Read more

Barranquilla opens vaccination today for ages between 16 and 49 with underlying diseases

The Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla, through its Twitter account, reported that people between 16 and 49 years old with comorbilidades They will be able to be vaccinated this Sunday without scheduling in the authorized points in the city. Read also: Successful mass vaccination in 70 points of Barranquilla As clarified by the entity, these people … Read more

“What Electricaribe does is a shameless thing”: Mayor Pumarejo

After knowing the position of Electricaribe in front of the executive demand presented to demand the payment of more than 45 thousand million to the Mayor of Barranquilla for the energy consumption of some subnormal neighborhoods, the district administration issued a statement in which it is declared “ outraged ”by the claims of the company. … Read more

They prioritize medical care for those over 60 with COVID-19

People over 60 years of age have become the population most affected by the new coronavirus, to the point that they account for nearly 75% of the deaths registered by this disease in the city. This situation has caused an alert among the district authorities, who launched a strategy to reduce the mortality of older … Read more

New fans to continue expanding ICU capacity

Another 84 fans donated by the national government to the department of Atlántico arrived on a National Police plane this Sunday to strengthen intensive care units for the public and private network in the midst of a health emergency by COVID-19. This donation joins the one that was received last week, also by the Government … Read more

The Atlantic exceeds a thousand deaths from COVID-19

For about ten days, Pablo Suárez was fighting for his life against an invisible enemy on a lonely intensive care stretcher in a clinical center in Barranquilla. At 68 years old, despite the physical and spiritual strength that always characterized him, he could not win the battle against this disease, which extinguished his existence on … Read more