Torreon, Coahuila /
The Secretary of Health in Coahuila by Roberto Bernal Gómez, announced that this week the application of 38 thousand doses to children between 5 and 12 years old, who live in the border municipality of Acuña.
Is about 38 thousand vaccinations cagainst the covid of the Pfizer pharmaceutical company, which were donated by the United States thanks to negotiations between the mayor of Ciudad Acuña, Emilio Hoyos, in conjunction with the state Health Secretariat.
This Wednesday they will start with the under 12 yearsyes and the next Friday with the five-year-olds. Likewise, the authorities informed that if there are surpluses of the biological, they will be given to municipalities nearby as Zaragoza or Allende.
He emphasized that they do not rule out that the vaccine to children of this age range expand to other municipalities.
Vaccine will be applied in American territory
“Physically, the application of the vaccine will be carried out in North American territory and the meeting point is at the Mexican border. Minors must be accompanied by a guardian and with authorization. signed. We have,” she stated.
Bernal Gómez informed that they will have trucks crossing the bridge so that the children can get vaccinated and later return to Mexican territory to carry out the corresponding observation.
In the entity there are 273 active cases of covid and a total of 20 hospitalized, which confirms a decrease in infections.
He addressed the issue of when to withdraw mitigation measures and which are still useful, noting that the World Health Organization (WHO) defined main risk factors:
- Large number of people concentrated in one place
- long stay
- Loud vocalization (when singing or yelling) or
- Stuffiness.
In a way that invites the proper use of mouth covers in closed places and outdoors with crowds.
The head of the SS commented that closed spaces must be ventilated or use HEP filters and the population must have their complete vaccination schedule.
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