Coronavirus Peru | COVID-19: More than 26 million 846 thousand Peruvians have already been vaccinated | Minsa | vaccines | fifth wave COVID-19 | LIME

The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that as of Sunday, December 18, the number of people vaccinated against the COVID-19 with at least one dose it amounts to 26,846,828. Meanwhile, the total number of citizens vaccinated with two doses is 25,781,190 as of 18:00.

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Similarly, the number of citizens to whom the third dose of Vaccine against covid-19 amounts to 21’080.195. While with the fourth dose, 6,150,941 people are vaccinated.

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 age-group programming established by the Government after inoculating with priority health personnel, the elderly and members of the National Police, the Armed Forces and the Fire Brigade.

Both Sinopharm, Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines need to be applied in two doses to vaccinate a person against the virus. COVID-19.

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The process of vaccination in Peru it started 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 established that on April 16, 2021, a new vaccination plan against COVID-19with the aim of vaccinating the elderly first.

For this reason, the Executive has implemented the Metto la Spalla platform, so that people can know the place, date and time they will be vaccinated against the virus. coronavirus (COVID-19).

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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 vaccine against COVID-19 to persons over the age of 18.