A few months ago, the country’s health authorities (Ministry of Health, National Institute of Health) projected that Colombia would experience a fourth peak of covid-19 during October.
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However, the forecast changed and that fourth peak would be in the eleventh month of the year, that is, in November.
“In November we may have a peak, an issue that worries us a lot, so I believe that in these two weeks we must work very hard on the issue of vaccination and in isolation”Said Luis Alexander Moscoso Osorio, vice minister of Public Health and Provision of Services.
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Moscoso’s position is focused on the october bridgefrom 15 to 18) and in Halloween, holiday that will also fall on a long weekend (from October 29 to November 1).
He explained that departments like Antioquia, North of Santander and Atlántico they already have some effects on their infections.
(See: Until when should the mask be worn in Colombia?).
“We are already beginning to see slight increases in other departments such as Magdalena, and this is going to happen throughout the country when we have greater delta circulation “added.
Moscoso made an invitation for the population to be vaccinated, either to receive their first dose, complete schedules or, in the case of those over 70 years of age, receive their third dose.
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As of October 13, 43,881,718 first doses of covid vaccines have been applied and 19’199.704 people already have their complete scheme.
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