Given the increase in COVID-19 cases in some regions of Peru, the director of Immunizations of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Marielena Martínez, indicated in dialogue with RPP Noticias, which districts of Metropolitan Lima report the highest number of infections.
“We have had an impact [de casos COVID-19] in Metropolitan Lima, in the districts of San Juan de Lurigancho, Villa María del Triunfo, Villa El Salvador, in Los Olivos and San Martín de Porres,” he indicated.
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In the case of the regions, the official added that there is a higher incidence of COVID-19 infections in the northern part of the national territory where: Piura, Lambayeque and La Libertad are located.
While in the south of the country, the regions of Arequipa, Puno and Moquegua appear. “In the occupancy of the ICU beds, this week, there are between two to three people, but they are discharged. Hospitalizations are also down. “We are not facing a pandemic wave, but we cannot let our guard down,” he stressed.
In that sense, the Director of Immunizations of the Minsa insisted on the application of the vaccine against COVID-19. “We have to learn to live with this virus and it has become an endemic disease and that is why we must get vaccinated, especially vulnerable people such as older adults and those with comorbidities.”
During 2023, more than 3,100,000 doses of bivalent vaccines were administered, of which more than 1,000,000 were given to people over 60 years of age.
“The gap among older adults is close to one and a half million who have not yet received bivalent,” said the Minsa official. She said that they seek to meet this figure by the first quarter of 2024.
Bivalent vaccine: how often do I apply it?
The Minsa reminds that the bivalent vaccine is the only one that is being applied to avoid serious complications due to COVID-19. To receive this dose, it is not necessary for the person to have previous monovalent vaccines. You just have to go to the nearest vaccination point with your identity document.
According to Technical Health Standard 208 on vaccination against COVID-19, people from 6 months of age can receive the bivalent vaccine.
Those under 60 years of age receive only one dose, while older adults and people with some comorbidity (oncology patients, HIV patients, diabetics, hypertensive patients, people with disabilities, etc.) require two boosters with an interval of 4 months.
The bivalent vaccine is the only one that is being applied to avoid serious complications from COVID-19 (Photo: GEC)
The vaccine has no side effects. There may be only slight pain in the application area. The person can eat anything, but it is recommended not to consume alcohol. On the other hand, if at the time of vaccination, the person has cough, fever or other respiratory symptoms, it is recommended to postpone it.
To obtain the COVID-19 vaccination card, you can go to the page https://carnetvacunacion.minsa.gob.pe/#/authwhich shows the record of the vaccines that the person received from 2021 onwards.
If you want to know the vaccination points and COVID-19 discard points, you can consult the page www.gob.pe/13334-consultar-centros-de-vacunacion-contra-la-covid-19-a-nivel-nacionalcheck the Minsa social networks or call line 113, option 3 and 6.
2023-12-30 15:38:34
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