The head of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Oscar Ugarte, indicated that soon the Government will be able to announce the start of the vaccination against COVID-19 for the group of adults over 60 years of age.
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He explained that this is due to the fact that inoculation to adults aged 70 and over is carried out in less time than expected.
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“What we are verifying is that in various regions and in Lima, the vaccination of the 70-year-old group is being done in less time than expected and we will soon be able to announce that we will move to the 60-year-old group. way of vaccination, “he said at a press conference.
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Ugarte also pointed out that the vaccination process is being carried out in all regions.
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Likewise, the Minister of Health said that “there is a tendency to decrease” in the indicators of the percentage of infections, daily cases and the number of deaths.
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However, he clarified that “none of this leads us to lower our guard or have an overly optimistic position”, so they expect the trend to be confirmed in the following weeks
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“It remains for us to specify that this is expressed in a significant reduction in the use of hospital beds, mainly ICU beds,” he added.
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