coronavirus in Peru | Junín Region begins use of bivalent vaccine against COVID-19 for Health personnel | Eshealth | PERU

The Junín region received 14,400 doses of the bivalent vaccine against him COVID-19 and with this amount, the vaccination of health personnel from the Health Service Provider Institutions (Ipress), National Police, Armed Forces and Essalud began.

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The vaccination campaign was launched at the Daniel Alcides Carrión hospital. To access the bivalent vaccine, you must comply with the four previous vaccinations and the period of two months, after the application of the last dose.

“We have health personnel at the regional level, over 22,000 users, of which 12,720 already have the fourth dose and are fit to be immunized with the bivalent vaccine. […]. We call on health personnel to complete their doses and protect their health”, remarked the regional director of Junín Health, Gustavo Llanovarced Damián.

Vaccine Distribution

5,880 doses for the Salud Valle del Mantaro Health Network, 1,080 doses for the Daniel Alcides Carrión hospital, 840 biologicals for the El Carmen hospital, 780 vaccines for the Julio César Demarini Caro hospital, 480 doses for the Chanchamayo Health Network, 600 biologicals for the Pichanaki Health Network.

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Likewise, 1,260 doses for the Jauja Health Network, 1,020 vaccines for the Tarma Health Network, 420 biologicals for the Junín Health Network, 480 doses for the Pangoa Health Network, 1,140 doses for the Satipo Health Network and 420 vaccines for the Red Chupaca Health.

It should be noted that the bivalent vaccine It is a booster dose that protects against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Omicron variant that predominates in the world, allowing the person to have a better immune response against the new lineages of COVID-19.