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The health pass goes into effect in Argentina | News

The health pass came into effect this Saturday in Argentina for all people, 13 years of age or older, who must present it if they must carry out activities considered epidemiological risk by the authorities.

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With this initiative, the Argentine government hopes to combat the increase in infections by Covid-19 in the country, which in the last two weeks has reported record numbers of daily cases.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, “people 13 years of age or older must prove a complete vaccination scheme against Covid-19” for activities such as going to discos, taking group trips and attending mass events in open spaces, indoors or outdoors.





“It is important to clarify that at the moment ‘complete vaccination’ is considered to be a two-dose schedule with an interval of 14 days or more from the last one applied. It is also complete in cases of a single dose, such as the Cansino vaccine, after 14 days have elapsed. days or more since its application, “said the entity.

To show the complete scheme, they must present the data that appears in three applications (VacunatePBA, Mi Argentina or Cuidar), all available for mobile phones. Likewise, they can have the physical vaccination card.

Although the measure governs the entire national scope, each province will establish its scope. Previously, five Argentine provinces implemented the health pass since last December 21: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Río Negro and Santiago del Estero.






The Ministry of Health reiterated that this health pass seeks that the activities with the highest risk of contagion to the SARS-CoV-2 virus are safe, in addition to encouraging vaccination against Covid-19.

To date, Argentina has reported 20,020 new positive cases for the virus, for a total of 5,674,428 cases, and at least 12 deaths to add 117,181; as well as 76,606,972 vaccines applied in the country.

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