The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance announced this Thursday, July 14, that it will receive in the next few days a batch of 500,400 vaccines from Moderna de covid-19 donated by the Korean government.
These vaccines will be distributed in the more than 1,200 immunization posts set up throughout the national territory and “will serve to intensify the covid-19 vaccination days and complete the schematics vaccination of minors 6 to 11 years of age, population for which the Moderna vaccine has been endorsed,” the ministry said in a statement.
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Children aged 6 to 11 are now more than three months behind in completing their scheme.
However, of the amount donated, according to the portfolio, Priority will be given to children waiting for their second dose, and for now there are 500,839 minors, which is equivalent to 22.74% of the total population eligible to be vaccinated in that age range. which accounts for 2 million 202 thousand 531.
Of those vaccinated between 6 and 11 years, only 47 have a second dose against covid-19.
The Department of Communication of the Ministry of Health had originally reported that it was 500 thousand 040 doses, He then clarified that there will be 500,400 vaccines, of which 250,000 will be used for the second doses, since each vial is enough for two doses, and the rest will be used to start first doses in the rest of the children who have yet to receive it.
Vaccine Characteristics
According to the World Health Organization -WHO-, the effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine is more than 94.1%; is suitable for use in rural and hard-to-reach communitiesas it is stored at temperatures between +2°C to +8°C.
Until this Thursday, July 15, Guatemala has administered more than 18 million 255 thousand doses of vaccine against covid-19; around 8 million 395 thousand correspond to first doses and more than 6 million 424 thousand people already have the complete scheme.
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