:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/MA7ZGMXBVREMNM6OQ4JLWCCFNI.png "Minsa announces that more than 29 million Peruvians have already been vaccinated against COVID-19")
The Ministry of Health (Sometimes) announced that to date, May 31, the country has reached 29,353,649 vaccinated citizenswith at least one dose, against Covid 19. In addition, the ministry indicated that the number of inoculated with two doses is 27′333.456.
The vaccination plan continues to advance in the country; This is how the health portfolio announced the inoculation with three doses of more than 17,594,855 citizens. In addition, regarding the fourth dose, recently enabled, they indicated that about 871,014 biologicals have already been applied.
Peru has carried out negotiations with different pharmaceutical companies for the supply of vaccines. Thus, The country has received more than 26 million biologicals from the pharmaceutical company Sinopharm, more than 46 million from Pfizer, more than one million doses from Moderna and more than 10 million from AstraZeneca.
All vaccines purchased by the government are applied according to the vaccination plan, where they establish age groups, who would be vaccinated after the health personnel, members of the National Police of Peru, Firefighters and Armed Forcespriority group to inoculate.
It is worth mentioning that each vaccine interacts differently in each organism, so some would require the application of two doses, as is the case with the biologicals of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Sinopharm and AstraZeneca.
The Sometimeson May 6, announced that “People, Peruvians and foreigners, who are 50 years old or older and who have applied their third dose against COVID-19 five months ago, must go to any vaccination center or health facility to receive the fourth dose.”. Is measure was taken to strengthen the defenses and reduce the risks that could occur in the event of a possible contagion of the disease.
This measure was taken by the ministry after the suggestion of the Expert Committee on Immunizations, who suggested applying 0.25 ml. per dose. The committee indicated that this dose “is similar to that adopted by health entities in other countries such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States.”
“It is important to note that Peru is carrying out one of the largest vaccination processes against COVID-19 in South America, ranking third in the region in terms of the percentage of the population protected against the coronavirus,” they reported from the Minsa.
Likewise, they continued with the call to the population to come to be inoculated and complete the vaccination schemes. It is worth mentioning that there are different vaccination points in the city, where they can attend as pedestrians, in cars, or bicycles.
The Sometimes established a platform to identify vaccination points and help citizens find one close to where they are. Also, through the page “I put my shoulder”you can find out when and where to get vaccinated.
“Know the 40 vaccination points against COVID-19, from April 23 to 27, for adults over 80 years of age in Lima and Callao,” the Ministry said on Twitter.
To access the vaccine, you must be within the dose application range, programmed by the Minsa, and go to the vaccination center. In addition, it is necessary to carry the DNI for proper identification. After inoculation, the entity that vaccinates them must give them their physical vaccination card, stipulating the date, pharmaceutical and number of applied dose.
It is worth mentioning that, in case of loss, you can also access the virtual vaccination card, where data such as: vaccination date, number of doses, type of biological and batch number are recorded.
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