The District Health Secretariat of Bogotá reported which are the inoculation points against covid-19 that will be enabled this Tuesday, August 9, so that Bogotans can approach them and protect themselves against SARS-CoV-2.
The health authorities have emphasized in recent weeks the vaccination campaign against the virus, which is important especially now that the fifth peak of covid-19 continues its downward trend in infections and deaths.
In fact, the number of weekly cases of COVID-19 contagion globally decreased by 9% during the week of July 25-31 compared to the previous one, with more than 6.5 million new cases reported, according to data. provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In that sense, at the time the former Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, assured that in the country the cases and deaths were relatively few at this peak that is already beginning to self-limit.
However, it is expected that in the next few days the information regarding the country’s epidemiological situation will be known by the new head of the portfolio, Dr. Carolina Corcho.
In the specific case of Bogotá, it should be noted that -despite the drop in figures- it remains the city with the most new cases in each Ministry of Health report on covid-19 in the national territory, which has made the authorities do not remove the magnifying glass from the self-care management of citizens.
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In fact, in the last report of cases and deaths from covid-19, the Colombian capital registered, from July 29 to August 4, a figure of 5,274 new infections of the virus, once again leading the list of infections among the regions of the country. country.
These are the vaccination posts that will be in operation, according to the health office, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- Biblioteca El Tintal
- Center of excellence 94
- Santafe shopping center
- El Eden shopping center
- Avenida Chile Shopping Center
- Nice Boulevard Shopping Center
- Dorado Plaza Shopping Center
- Viva Fontibón shopping center
- Cafam Floresta shopping center
- Our Bogota Shopping Center
- Hacienda Santa Bárbara shopping center (from 9 am)
On the other hand, the points enabled from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm are:
- SuperCADE Bosa
- SuperCADE Fontibon
- Paseo Villa del Rio shopping center
- Plaza de las Americas shopping center
- Galerias shopping center
- Christus Synergy (North Highway #103-13)
The Secretariat has been emphatic that any person can go to these immunization points regardless of which health promoting entity, EPS, they are affiliated with or if they are not affiliated.
However, he reported that the established schedule may vary depending on the point chosen, and the booster doses will be applied with Pfizer, Janssen or Moderna, depending on the age and initial scheme of the people who request it.
Likewise, notice was given that those under 18 years of age must be accompanied either by their father, mother or their legal representative.
It was also announced that vaccination is available for the population over three years of age and that the AstraZeneca brand vaccine is not yet available. The rest will be used while supplies last.
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