From today until January 20, the population of Arequipa has five vaccination points to receive the booster dose against covid-19 (bivalent vaccine), in various districts of the city, reported the Regional Health Management (Geresa). A vaccination point was installed in the San Camilo market, in Cercado de Arequipa; another at the Altiplano Fair, in the … Read more
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In recent weeks, Peru has been registering an increase in Covid-19 cases, generating a total of 15 deaths so far according to Minsa. This has caused thousands of people to go to vaccination centers to get the vaccine and thus protect themselves from this disease. However, there are still doubts among citizens who have acquired … Read more
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The Minister of Health, César Vásquez, recognized a “significant increase in coronavirus cases” in the country, due to the new JN.1 sublineage, descendant of the Ómicron BA.2.86 variant, but clarified that “we are not facing a sixth wave” of infections. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: Minsa confirms the presence of the JN.1 variant in Peru “We are … Read more
With the aim of people enjoying a healthy summer, staff from the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks (Diris) Lima Sur will reach Agua Dulce beach, in Chorrillos, where bathers will be able to access the bivalent vaccine and covid discard tests -19, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa). The Minsa reminds that the bivalent vaccine … Read more
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Given the increase in COVID-19 cases in some regions of Peru, the director of Immunizations of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Marielena Martínez, indicated in dialogue with RPP Noticias, which districts of Metropolitan Lima report the highest number of infections. “We have had an impact [de casos COVID-19] in Metropolitan Lima, in the districts of … Read more
BY Natalia Jimenez Segura | September 25, 2023, 8:51 AM The National Commission for Vaccination and Epidemiology (CNVE) eliminated the monovalent vaccine from the protection scheme against COVID-19. This dose only protected against the original strain of the virus. Now, as part of the update, only a bivalent vaccine will be applied, capable of combating … Read more
To date, approximately 900,000 older adults have been vaccinated with the bivalent booster dose. ANDINA/Minsa. The Ministry of Health (Minsa), in coordination with the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, immunized the members of the Comprehensive Care Centers for the Elderly (Ciam) with the bivalent vaccine against covid-19. Besides, offered vaccines against influenza and pneumococcus reported the … Read more
Older than 6 months can receive According to the protocol, boys and girls between the ages of 6 months and 5 years who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 must receive two doses of the bivalent vaccine at an interval of 28 days. If the minor was previously vaccinated with one or two monovalent doses, … Read more
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The rapid advance of a new variant of COVID-19, called EG.5 or “Eris”, has put the health authorities on alert. In this context, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) recalled the importance of being up to date with the bivalent vaccine to avoid serious complications caused by this virus. According to the “Protocol for the application … Read more
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A new variant of Covid-19, EG.5, has entered the World Health Organization (WHO) list of “variants of interest” this month. Given this, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) recommended that the entire population complete the vaccination scheme against this virus, especially with the bivalent vaccine. The EG.5 variant or also known colloquially as Eris is currently … Read more