Juan Pablo Elverdin
(CNN) – Chile will offer the fourth booster dose of the covid-19 vaccine to high-risk citizens in February, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced in a statement.
“Probably, in the month of February, or when necessary, we will start the vaccination with the fourth dose, because our first concern and priority is to protect the health and life of our compatriots,” said Piñera.
Chile began offering the first booster vaccines in August.
Around 86% of Chile, some 16.5 million people, were fully vaccinated, according to the Chilean government.
A large number of Latin American countries have higher vaccination rates than Europe and the United States
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the country has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world.
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