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Carlos Alvarado, Minister of Health, reported on Monday that he formally began the booster vaccination phase against covid-19, with the aim of maintaining control of the pandemic.
Alvarado said that Venezuela has all the doses needed for booster and that this week doctors and nurses who are in direct contact with patients diagnosed with the virus will be immunized.
Next, the rest of the health workers will be vaccinated, including paramedics and firefighters; from next week they will include people over 60 years old.
Vaccination throughout the country
He also added that these first days will be vaccinated in hospitals, clinics and comprehensive diagnostic centers.
Similarly, next week it will be in all the inoculation centers enabled in the country.
However, this same January 3, the immunization process began at the Alba Caracas Hotel, without distinguishing between 60-year-olds or health personnel.
Clarek Rodríguez, 49, went to this hotel in the morning to receive the third dose of the vaccine, and invited Venezuelans to get vaccinated.
“I suggest that people come to get vaccinated because it is essential for this blessed disease to end,” said the man.
Third dose announced
In addition, Nicolas Maduro reported that this Monday the vaccination process of the booster dose against covid-19 to the population of Venezuela would begin.
This after announcing that 91% of citizens received the vaccine, without clarifying whether they have received the two necessary doses or only one.
«Tomorrow (Monday) we start the vaccination of reinforcement, everyone pending, we start the day, we have vaccines for the reinforcement throughout the year 2022, “he said in an audio message broadcast on his social networks.
So far the country has registered more than 5,300 deaths since the start of the pandemic, and 444,972 confirmed cases.
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