La Altagracia province is the one that is closest to reaching the goal of the Dominican Government in terms of the percentage of vaccination against the coronavirus disease to eliminate the curfew in the place.
The 68.5% of the target population (185,107), in the aforementioned province, the second dose has been applied, so there are 2,776 to reach the goal of inoculating 70% of those over 18 years of age and ending the restriction of mobility.
Vaccinate RD indicates that in the leading province in terms of tourism the “102.4%” of adults received the first dose, but the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) clarified that the surplus is due to the fact that 4,443 vaccinated do not reside in the demarcation.
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In second place is Espaillat, where 54.6% of the 206,540 people of legal age have already received the second dose of the preparation. 31,808 have yet to be vaccinated to reach the goal of 70%. There 66% of the adults received the first dose.
The third position is for Puerto Plata, with 50.6% of its adults with the two doses. To reach the goal, 52,599 people must go to the vaccination centers to complete the vaccination schedule.
The Dominican Government set itself the goal of vaccinating against the coronavirus disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, to 7.8 million people over 18 years of age to December of this year.
A week ago the de-escalation plan began that will lead to the elimination of the curfew where the vaccine is applied to 70% of the population over 18 years of age. The disassembly of the measure varies each week.
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The Dominican Republic began vaccinating against COVID-19 in mid-February of this year with the arrival of the first batch with 20,000 doses from India. To date, 15,625,600 doses have been received, the majority, 88%, are CoronoVac, from China.
The Government gave way to vaccinate minors between 12 and 17 years old a month ago with the arrival of the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech, which is also applied to any adult and as a third booster dose.
For the elimination of the curfew, the vaccination data of minors is not taken into account.
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