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After the arrival of 700,000 doses from the Chinese laboratory Sinopharm to the country, the Minister of Health, Hernando Cevallos, confirmed the fifth vaccination against the coronavirus (COVID-19) for next Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August in Lima, Callao and regions.
“This will allow us to increase the rate of vaccination. On the weekend, make vaccinations for the first dose, but above all insisting on the second dose, which is what we need to close a correct vaccination with two doses”, He specified in statements to TV Peru Noticias.
“In particular the most vulnerable groups. This weekend we will have enough vaccines to intensify the vaccination rate, which is what interests us “, he specified. “Saturday (21) and Sunday (22) the vaccination will be carried out in Lima and Callao and different regions of the country”, assured.
Recall that, due to the delay in the arrival of doses of Sinopharm, the fifth vaccination scheduled to take place this Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15 had to be postponed until the following weekend.
The fourth vaccination was carried out on Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 in Lima and Callao for 60 uninterrupted hours and in 8 prioritized regions due to the presence of the Delta variant. On that day, 735,294 people were immunized, according to the Ministry of Health.
-Vaccination at the national level-
Epidemiologist Antonio Quispe, advisor to the Ministry of Health, announced the launch of the first vaccine nationwide last Friday.
“We have a stretch of 3 million (vaccines) that enter in August. We are trying to get the date, either in the most strategic way possible to launch the first national vaccination before the end of the month and that is important to communicate ”, Held.
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