Health Department

Health has administered 27 monkeypox vaccines after receiving 1,500 doses last week

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One week after receiving the first doses of vaccines against monkey pox In Puerto Rico, until yesterday, Wednesday, only about 27 people had been inoculated on the islandconfirmed today, Thursday, the main medical officer of the Health Department, the doctor Iris Cardona. “Puerto Rico received a total of 1,500 doses last week, and of those, … Read more

Health reports an additional death and 345 hospitalized by COVID-19

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The Health Department reported today, Sunday, an additional death from COVID-19bringing the total accumulated in this line to 4,480 since the pandemic began in March 2020. Health will report deaths from the SARS-CoV-2 virus using new definitions of vaccination status. The new descriptions are: unvaccinated, without up-to-date vaccinations (has not received any of the required … Read more

Health reports an additional death and 360 people hospitalized by COVID-19

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The Health Department reported this Sunday an additional death from COVID-19bringing to 4,399 the number of victims accumulated during the pandemic since March 2020. In a post on its social networks, the agency specified that the deceased person had completed the vaccination series with the booster dose. Since the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA, … Read more

Kirstin Lintjens heads the Health department

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May 23, 2022 at 4:24 p.m Personnel change in the Krefeld administration : Kirstin Lintjens heads the Health department – Kristin Lintjens is the new Head of Health. Photo: City of Krefeld/Jochmann, Dirk (dj) – – Krefeld The 50-year-old native Dutch resident in Mönchengladbach succeeds Dr. Agnes Court. Most recently she worked for the St. … Read more

Centers in Puerto Rico Can Now Administer the Second “Booster” Against COVID-19 – NBC Puerto Rico

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The Department of Health reported that, as of today, Wednesday, adults over 50 years of age are eligible to receive a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The second Pfizer BioNTech or Moderna booster vaccine can be administered four months after the first, it was indicated in a press release. The immunization process occurs … Read more

Health reports three new deaths from COVID-19

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The Health Department reported this Wednesday three additional deaths from COVID-19bringing the total in this line to 4,158 since the pandemic began. Through a tweet, the agency reported that two of the deceased were not vaccinated, while the third was inoculated, but did not have a booster dose. “Having a weakened immune system can increase … Read more

Without determining what Health will do with $3.7 million to encourage vaccination

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The Department of Health has distributed $2.2 million in federal funds last year to encourage vaccination against COVID-19 among the population and another $3.7 million still remain in the pot that has not been determined how they will be used, according to information provided by the Secretary of the agency, Carlos Mellado. Specifically, Salud received … Read more

Health reports five deaths and 209 people hospitalized by COVID-19

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The Health Department reported today, Sunday, five additional deaths from the COVID-19bringing the total in this line to 4,030 since the emergency began in March 2020. Three of the deceased were not vaccinated against the disease, another was vaccinated without the booster dose and the last one had the booster dose. This number of reported … Read more

Vaccination against COVID-19 registers a “significant decrease”

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Despite the call of the authorities and the reiteration of the vaccination mandates against the COVID-19 to students and public employees by the Supreme Court, the pace of inoculation on the island has slowed, the president of VOCES: Coalition for Immunization and Health Promotion, Lilliam Rodríguez, warned yesterday. The reduction, indicated Rodríguez, is notable both … Read more

Another 17 deaths from COVID-19 bring the total number of victims in Puerto Rico to 3,854

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The Health Department reported today, Sunday, 17 additional deaths from COVID-19, thus bringing the total in this line to 3,854 since the pandemic began in March 2020. “The COVID-19 vaccine is the best line of defense, it teaches the body to defend itself against the disease. People of any age are more likely to get … Read more