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GT vaccination: 72,164 doses applied on Friday; Alta Verapaz in last place of immunizations

Illustrative image. More than 72 thousand doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 were applied last Friday. In addition, the Ministry of Health reported that some 42,000 people completed their vaccination schedule. Photo: La Hora / AGN

Statistics from the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS), which include minors and adults, refer that during October 8, 72,164 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered, of which 29,573 correspond to first doses and 42,591 were to complete immunization schedules.

With these drugs applied, the number of people vaccinated with the first dose since the National Vaccination Plan began stands at 4,805,693, in addition, those who have completed its scheme amount to 2,767,951. The total of administered doses is 7,573,644.

Until now, most of these have been applied to women, which represents 53% and in men it amounts to 47%.

The information as of October 7, according to Health, was 63,066 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 applied, that is, on October 8, the amount of the previous day was exceeded.

Next, the municipalities that gathered the most people vaccinated with first doses:

Guatemala –Guatemala- 4,017
Quetzaltenango –Quetzaltenango- 1,543
Villa Nueva -Guatemala- 1,278
Mixco -Guatemala- 1,251
Chiantla –Huehuetenango- 737

While, the municipalities where most of the second doses were applied are:

Guatemala -Guatemala- 7,606
Huehuetenango –Huehuetenango 1,827
Mixco -Guatemala- 1,609
Quetzaltenango –Quetzaltenango- 1,526
Villa Nueva – Guatemala 1,215

CENTRALIZED VACCINATION

These data also show that most of the vaccines continue to be applied in the department of Guatemala, as well as in Huehuetenango and Quetzaltenango.

The department of Guatemala accounts for the highest number of first doses applied with 1,782,724, which represents 63.7%, while in schemes it adds 1,043,496 vaccinations, that is, 37.3%.

HIGH VERAPAZ IN THE LAST PLACE

On the other hand, the department of Alta Verapaz continues to be the last place in figures and percentages of vaccinations with 185,346 first doses applied, which represent 19.4% of the planned total.

Regarding complete schemes in this department, 84,868 doses have been applied for 8.9% of an estimated population of 953,506.

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