The Ministry of Health unveiled the vaccination schedule against him covid-19 the week before National Holidays.
According to what was announced by the entity, on Friday, September 17, no inoculations will be carried out as it is a holiday.
While the other days doses of the vaccine will be applied to teenagers and children.
Covid-19 vaccination schedule
The Monday, September 13 adolescents may be vaccinated 14 and 15 years age and children with specific comorbidities of 10 and 11 years.
Likewise, adolescents from 14 and 15 years of age may also be vaccinated on Tuesday, September 14. While it will be the turn of children with specific comorbidities of 8 and 9 years.
Meanwhile, the Wednesday, September 15 adolescents from between 14 and 17 years old. And also, children with specific comorbidities of 6 and 7 years old.
Similarly, the Thursday, September 16 adolescents will be inoculated between 14 and 17 years old old. While children with specific comorbidities of between 6 and 11 years.
What are the specific comorbidities?
As reported by the Minsal, can be vaccinated children with any of these comorbidities:
– Chronic lung disease, such as cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, severe asthma, and tuberculosis.
– Neurological disease, such as congenital or acquired neuromuscular diseases, which determine swallowing disorders or the management of respiratory secretions and refractory epilepsy.
– Congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies. This includes Down syndrome, transplants, and people living with HIV.
– Serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
– Chronic kidney disease: kidney failure stage four or higher, dialysis.
– Cancer being treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapies or palliative measures of any kind.
– Chronic liver disease: liver disease, cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis.
– Congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy.
– Metabolic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and congenital metabolic diseases.
– Autoimmune disease, such as lupus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease, among others.
– Severe obesity.
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