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The Ministry of Health (MINSA) reported that until Saturday 3 December, the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose it amounts to 26,842,683. Meanwhile, the total number of citizens vaccinated with two doses is 25,773,441 as of 7:00.
Similarly, the number of citizens who received the third dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 amounts to 21,024,973, while 5,932,587 people were vaccinated with the fourth dose.
So far, Peru has received more than 26 million vaccines from Sinopharm, more than 49 million from Pfizer, more than 10 million from AstraZeneca and more than four million from Moderna. All of these are applied according to the government’s age group programming after inoculation with priority healthcare personnel, senior citizens and members of the National Police, Armed Forces and Fire Brigade.
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Both Sinopharm and Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines need to be applied in two doses to vaccinate a person against COVID-19.
The vaccination process in Peru began on February 9, 2021, in the main health centers of Lima and Callao. A digital tool implemented by the Minsa allows access to information on the progress of the application of the dose. You just have to click HERE review the number of people vaccinated with both doses or with just one.
New vaccination plan
The Government has established that a new vaccination plan against COVID-19 will begin on 16 April 2021, with the aim of vaccinating the elderly first.
For this, the Executive has implemented the I Put the Shoulder platform, so that people can know the place, date and time they will be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19).
Since 25 September 2022, children under 5 years of age (from 6 months to 4 years and 11 months and over) have been vaccinated. For this segment of the population, the inoculation was implemented in the regions starting from Monday 26 September.
To date, the third dose is placed in people aged 5 and older. Similarly, the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is applied to people over the age of 18.
