Two years after Mexico the first vaccination against COVID-19occurred on December 24, 2020, currently the national coverage against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is 84% in people -five years or more- who have received at least one dose, the health ministry said.
This means that out of a total of 118 million 240 thousand 242 people aged five years and over, 99 million 165 thousand 928 have been immunised.
In the population over the age of 18, 81 million 231 thousand 981 people have been immunized, or 91% of a total of 89 million 484 thousand 507, according to the latest Weekly Report on covid-19, published this Tuesday, which considers the application of “at least one dose” for the accounting of vaccinated subjects.
Of the 13,331,565 adolescents aged 12-17, 8,588,544 were vaccinated, or 64%.
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With 60%, immunization in girls and boys aged 5 to 11 covered 9 million 345 thousand 403 minors, out of a total of 15 million 424 thousand 170.
It should be noted that, to close the year, vaccination for minors between the ages of 5 and 11 was intensified.
In this case, the logistics of the application, the forms and the dates for immunization should be consulted – for each institution – on the digital pages of the local Ministry of Health.
Intensive vaccination days for the adult population are expected to resume in the coming days, -for reinforcement and for people left behind-, with the application of the organic product Abdala of Cuban origin, the first shipment of which contains four million 092 thousand 500 doses packaged against the covid -19, arrived in our country, on November 25th.
SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION
Regarding the seasonal flu season, the federal government has set a goal of applying 33 million 682 thousand 400 doses to people identified in the various risk groups.
And up to the report of last December 13 there had been a progress of 62%, given that the goal is to cover 70% of the population at risk by the end of December this year.
It should be noted that the National Seasonal Flu Vaccination Day is ongoing and will end until March 31, 2023.
The immunization is aimed at people over the age of 60, girls and boys aged six to 59 months, healthcare personnel, pregnant women and people aged between five and 59 – with risk factors – such as immunosuppression, renal insufficiency , diabetes, hypertension and cancer.
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