Cases of the disease are increasing; only 5% of the population received the bivalent vaccine. The group of those under 18 years of age is the most unprotected, with coverage of 1% and 2%. Meanwhile, the percentage of vaccinated in older people ranges between 10% and 14%.
Data from the Expanded Program on Immunizations (EPI) show an alarming drop in vaccination coverage against COVID-19, mainly with the bivalent vaccine, applied annually.
So far, in the country only 5% of the population has agreed to apply the protective dose. The poor immunization against this infection puts a significant number of people at risk, mainly the group at risk of contracting severe forms of COVID-19.
The groups from 5 to 11 years old and from 12 to 17 years old achieved a vaccination coverage of just 1% and 2%, respectively. From 60 years of age and older, the percentage of vaccinated ranges between 10% and 14%.
On the other hand, in the youth group between 18 and 29 years old, vaccination rates range from 3% to 5%.
The health portfolio emphasizes the importance of having the annual vaccine against COVID-19, taking into account that the curve of cases is gaining strength and that hospitalizations and deaths are being recorded, mainly at the extremes of life, without precedent. vaccination with the annual dose.
Those people who have not yet received the bivalent vaccine are urged to go to the nearest vaccination center.
The bivalent vaccine protects against the original Wuhan variant and against the omicron variant. The vaccine is safe, effective and free.
2023-10-29 03:01:24
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