Pereira Rossell has been attended by an average of 500 people a day in the last week.
Since the latest phase of vaccination against Covid-19 began, the number of people coming to get vaccinated has increased. At Pereira Rossell hospital there are six vaccination centers ready to vaccinate against the coronavirus, one of them is reserved exclusively for pediatric patients.
Over the past week, an average of 500 people have attended each day. They are open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm.
For Loreley Bentancourt, head of vaccination at this health center, the balance is positive. “The campaign began on December 26, we were vaccinated for only seven days with an average of 2,200 adults and 130 children,” she said in dialogue with Telemundo.
“As the cases go up, people have started to get a little closer too, which is super good. We started with an average of 300 to 330 people and today we vaccinate around 450 to 500 people every day,” he said. stated. explained.
Although all age groups are vaccinated, from the age of 80 onwards “there is a fairly significant volume that has approached and continues to approach,” he commented. In the last few hours, the Ministry of Public Health has enabled the agenda for those over 50 years old. For this reason, this Tuesday there was also “an important advance” in that age group.
In addition to this, the entire population that can receive this vaccine is inoculated in Pereira Rossell. Children aged 5 to 11, who receive two doses, 12 to 17 years, can be inoculated with three doses. In turn, to all immunocompromised patients aged 18 to 50 and older, he recalled.
To receive the vaccine it is necessary to present an identity card or passport. “There is a fairly fast flow of attention, there are no significant waiting lines, except for a few hours,” Bentancourt said.
