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In these vaccination centers they are applying the second dose against covid-19 according to Health – Prensa Libre

The Ministry of Health reported this Tuesday, August 10, in which vaccination posts the second dose against covid-19 is applied.

According to the latest report, until Monday, August 9, 2 million 323 thousand 55 people were vaccinated with the first dose. While with the second dose, that is, the complete scheme, the report is 375 thousand 810.

Many Guatemalans go to vaccination centers to get immunized against the coronavirus; while Health through its social networks urges the population to be vaccinated and maintain biosecurity measures.

The call to protect oneself from the virus was increased on Monday, August 10, when the authorities announced that the delta variant of covid-19 is already circulating in Guatemala with the report of 14 cases.

Guatemala has received donations of vaccine doses from Israel (5 thousand from Moderna), India (200 thousand from AstraZeneca), Mexico (300 thousand from AstraZeneca), the United States (4.5 million from Moderna) and Spain (201 thousand 600 from AstraZeneca) .

To these are added 960,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine -acquired by the Government- and 724,800 doses of AstraZeneca and 363,870 doses of Pfizer purchased through the Covax mechanism of the World Health Organization, EFE reported.

With this new variant, the country already registers the presence of the four variants of concern on a world scale, these are the alpha, beta, range and now the delta.

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Of the 14 identified cases of variant B.1.617.2 or delta, 50% of these correspond to women between the ages of 8 to 78 years and the rest to men.

Second dose vaccination

Health informs that in these vaccination posts you can find the second dose against covid-19 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

College of Professionals

  • Monday from AstraZeneca
  • Sputnik First

Erick Barrondo Park

  • AstraZeneca Seconds
  • Seconds to Sputnik V

Gerona vaccination center

  • Seconds to Sputnik V
  • AstraZeneca Seconds

Alida Spain Center

  • Seconds to Sputnik V
  • Primeras de Sputnik V

Rafael Landívar University

  • Early Modern
  • Seconds to Sputnik V

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