(CRHoy.com).- From next Monday, October 25 vaccination against COVID-19 will be opened to minors between 12 and 17 years old, in all the country; This was confirmed by Daniel Salas Peraza, Minister of Health, when he said that this opening is done as part of the national vaccination strategy.
For his part, Dr. Mario Ruiz Cubillo, medical manager of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), explained that the opening of this group will allow reaching some 188,427 adolescents that as of this Monday, October 18, they had pending to start their protection scheme.
The hierarch said that this population segment receive the vaccine from Pfizer and complete the vaccination schedule 3 weeks after receiving their first dose, this after an agreement of the National Vaccination and Epidemiology Commission (CNVE) on October 14, which establishes that the new Pfizer schemes that start from October 25 will be executed with an interval of 3 weeks between dose.
Minors may be vaccinated in any authorized vaccination center and in the hours and quantity of doses available in each center.
“The availability of vaccines allows us to start with this group and brings us closer to protecting the entire vaccinable target population. We have seen the enthusiasm of the youth and their parents for receiving the vaccine and this is great news for everyone, ”said Ruiz.
The first and second doses of the vaccine should be placed in the same place, but that en if necessary they could change the place of vaccination if previously coordinated with the health area and according to the availability of vaccines.
As of this Monday, October 18, 6,124,445 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been applied throughout the country; This according to the CCSS Integrated Vaccine System (SIVA) records, which represents 84% of the national vaccination target that includes all those over 12 years of age.
For people ages 18 to 57, you can get closer to starting your AstraZeneca vaccine schedules across the country.
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