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COVID-19 Vaccination Centers and Availability in Peru

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In addition to the points mentioned, it is necessary to remember that the Minsa has established places for the placement of the vaccine against covid-19 in Directorates of Integrated Health Networks (Diris) center, south, north and east.

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EsSalud will also serve the uninsured

For its part, Social Security will also deploy a varied offer of care points for tests to rule out or confirm Covid-19.

EsSalud sources confirmed to the Andean Agency that all its healthcare facilities, including medical centers, polyclinics and hospitals, will serve the general public, that is, insured and uninsured people.

“There are 59 healthcare centers that will carry out tests to rule out Covid-19, 35 are also enabled for vaccination. It is important to highlight that all EsSalud hospitals have a discard testing center.”they indicated.

The Playa Miller headquarters, in the Jesús María district, will be open from today, December 28 to January 2 from 8 am to 7 pm

Minsa asks to be vaccinated

“The protection offered by the bivalent vaccine is key. It is important that all people get vaccinated and have their boosters. The vaccine allows us to reduce the risk of severe illness and death from its cause to almost zero,” said Ricardo Peña Sánchez, Vice Minister of Public Health.

He reminded the population that this biological product does not prevent a person from becoming infected or contagious with Covid-19. However, “it does protect us from the complex links that this severe disease has, such as pneumonia and obviously death.”

“The bivalent vaccine confers specific protection for the new sublineages descended from the original strain of Covid 19. Our country has the bivalent vaccine in sufficient quantity to be administered to the entire population,” highlighted the expert.

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2024-01-05 13:39:21
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