Bivalent vaccination coverage in the target population reached 23.11%, with a total of 1,910,230 doses administered. However, there are still more than 6 million people to be inoculated with their annual dose.
The Undersecretary of Public Health, Cristóbal Cuadrado, called on the population to access the corresponding dose, since the bivalent vaccine provides broader protection against circulating omicron variants.
In addition, he recalled that winter is approaching, and with it, a possible increase in Covid-19 cases.
The epidemiologist Gabriel Cavada called this vaccination campaign a failure since the figures are still low and many people are missing to be inoculated.
In addition, he indicated that good figures are fragile, and that it is necessary to strengthen the strategy.
The director of the Department of Public Health of the University of Talca, Erika Retamal, for her part, assured that it is necessary to raise awareness among the population that vaccines are important and that clear messages need to be sent so that it is understood that the pandemic is still It has not finished.
In its latest balance, the health authority reported 1,715 people affected by the virus, a positivity of 8.73% nationwide and 24 deaths.
In addition, they indicated that the positive cases in the country in the last 7 days have decreased by 8%, and 27% in the last two weeks.
