The director of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), Dr. Héctor Castro, stated that, according to a survey conducted among people not vaccinated against the coronavirus, the most compelling reason for not applying biologics is that “they do not believe in the benefits ”of vaccines.
According to him, of a group of 1,435 not immunized, more than 600 responded that they doubt the effectiveness of the doses. “55% do not believe in the benefits of vaccines,” he said.
He stressed that with said data, new information strategies will be analyzed to highlight the safety and benefits of immunization against covid-19.
Vaccination schedule
Castro also announced the new vaccination schedule against the virus in force in the country. Tomorrow, Friday 3 and from Monday 6 to Friday, December 10, the population from 12 years onwards will be summoned for their first.
Adolescents up to 17 years will be applied Pfizer vaccines, to the rest of the population, doses of the available platforms.
Regarding the second doses, the weeks elapsed since the application of the first dose will be taken into account: For the platform Pfizer three weeks are considered, for AstraZeneca, Moderna, Sputnik V, Coronavac y Sinopharm, four weeks.
Those who received the second until July 31 are summoned to apply the third dose. Those who were immunized with Coronavac, Covaxin, Hayat Vax, Sinopharm, Pfizer y Moderna, will receive as booster vaccines AstraZeneca; those who received AstraZeneca and Pfizer, They will have a third dose of Pfizer.
Those who received lthe Jassen vaccine Abroad, they should be given a third vaccination after having completed three months of the single dose.
Regarding the application of third doses, Castro clarified that the call to those vaccinated until July 31, is aimed at the elderly, since they are the ones who were vaccinated as a priority and meet the corresponding interval between months. the second and third doses.
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46% of the target population is vaccinated
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health, currently, 46% of the target population is already vaccinated against the coronavirus.
According to the report, 8,841,288 vaccines were received; a total of 6,161,467 were applied. 3,379,969 are first doses; 2,668,804, second doses and 112,694, third doses.
