The Health Secretary reported that so far 81 million 896 thousand 526 people have received at least one dose against Covid-19, of which 72 million 263 thousand 651 have a complete scheme and nine million 632 thousand 875 received their first biological.
Through a statement, the institution specified that the National Vaccination Strategy throughout the country, and assured that 294,016 doses were applied this Monday, for a cumulative of 146 million 863 thousand 343 vaccines supplied throughout the country.
He said that there is still vaccination for young people between 15 and 17 years old and the application of a third dose (booster) for people over 60 years of age.
He explained that in the shipments scheduled for December 20-24, there will be 3,556,540 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca; From this last laboratory, on December 20, one million 576 thousand 900 bottles were released at the Liomont plant, in the State of Mexico, and this day 585 thousand arrived from the United States.
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Regarding the current situation of the pandemic, epidemiological week number 49, indicated that there is a decrease of 17 percent in the number of estimated cases compared to the previous week.
He also added that 16 thousand 463 active cases are estimated, representing 0.4 percent of the total reported since the start of the health emergency. In addition, three million 292 thousand 106 people have recovered from Covid-19.
He indicated that hospitalization fell 91 percent from the peak of the third epidemic wave last January. At present, the occupancy of general beds stands at 15 percent and that of beds with a mechanical ventilator remains unchanged, at 11 percent.
The Ministry of Health reiterated the importance of reinforcing basic prevention measures: healthy distance, frequent hand washing with soap and water or application of 70 percent alcohol-gel, as well as correct use of face masks, ventilation in closed spaces and maintaining precautions in public spaces.
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Similarly, the population is invited to stay informed through official channels about the development of the pandemic, target population, dates and places of vaccination.
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