The indigenous population Awajun, of the district of Manseric (province the flower garden from Datem del Maranon) is reluctant to receive or complete the necessary doses of vaccines against COVID-19.
This is a population of 7,000 where the authorities have failed to achieve 100% immunization, as indicated by Gabino Lozada Delgadomanager in charge of Healthcare Microred of Manseric.
“Sometimes the indigenous population is a bit reluctant and prevents vaccination. In the Manseriche district, 95% are on the first dose, 80% on the second dose and 50% on the third dose. What is the fourth dose, is it about 10%“, declared for RPP news.
lozada delgado He assured that they are welcomed by indigenous peoples when they go for health campaigns, but they are given pretexts when they try to vaccinate them against COVID-19, despite the doctors explaining the benefits of the vaccine.
“With the issue of vaccination, we have a little emphasis, because they don’t want to be vaccinated. The problem is that when a doctor goes they get [por parte del mismo] cure like medicines, but when we already want to tell them to get vaccinated and protect themselves from COVID-19, they say: ‘I don’t want the vaccine because it hurts me, I get hives’. They always make an excuse,” Lozada Delago added to RPP.
According to the responsible executive, despite the accessibility difficulties, they make great efforts to try to go to the most remote communities through the health personnel of the 18 health centers that belong to the Manseriche Health Microred, located on the edge of the Marañón river along the highway Saramiris Bagua.
