Government studies changes in anticovid vaccination schemes

Government studies changes in anticovid vaccination schemes

The National Government is evaluating endorsing heterologous vaccination schemes in the first two anticovid doses. This would allow, for example, that if someone applied a dose of Sinovacyou could complete your schema with one of Modern. Currently, the guidelines of the Ministry of Health provide that heterologous regimens can only be implemented once the booster … Read more

Government publishes resolution that allows to be without face masks outdoors

Government publishes resolution that allows to be without face masks outdoors

The Ministry of Health published the resolution that ended the Mandatory use of masks in open spaces. Although the Minister of Health had indicated that the measure began to apply since last February 23, this March 1 gave legal ground to the decision. In the Resolution 350 of 2022 it was reiterated that all municipalities … Read more

Modern prediction that the world will need a fourth anticovid dose

Modern prediction that the world will need a fourth anticovid dose

The Moderna pharmaceutical company is ready to produce up to 3,000 million doses of anticovid vaccines in 2022. In other words, enough doses to vaccinate almost one in three people on the entire planet. César Sanz, director of Medical Affairs for Moderna in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, assured that applying a fourth anticovid … Read more

Ministry of Health makes a strong call so that anticovid vaccination points are not closed

Ministry of Health makes a strong call so that anticovid vaccination points are not closed

According to the latest data collected by the National Government, 20.6% of the population has received a booster anticovid dose. During the last Unified Command Post carried out by the Ministry of Health, they called the attention of the Territorial Entities to avoid the closure of vaccination points against covid-19. Gerson Bermont, director of Promotion … Read more

Colombia administered 141 anticovid vaccines per minute

Colombia administered 141 anticovid vaccines per minute

Between February, which began the process, and December 2021, 64.6 million doses were administered. 55.4% of the population already has a complete scheme. Historical! Between February 17 and December 31, 2021, an average of 8,502 people were vaccinated every hour in Colombia. This means that 141.7 vaccines were delivered per minute and more than two … Read more

Colombia only administered 14,931 anticovid vaccines on December 25

Colombia only administered 14,931 anticovid vaccines on December 25

The Ministry of Health reported that 13 departments did not carry out a vaccination session. According to the latest report from vaccination against covid-19, Colombia registered only 14,931 vaccines applied against covid-19 on December 25. Of those injections, 5,674 corresponded to second doses and 1,779 to single doses from the pharmaceutical company Janssen. This digit … Read more

Colombia will require anticovid vaccination card from international travelers

Colombia will require anticovid vaccination card from international travelers

President Iván Duque reported that as of December 14, all international travelers over 18 years of age will be required to present their anticovid vaccination card to enter Colombia. Duque pointed out, through his Twitter account, that the decision was made taking into account the recommendations issued by the advisory committee of the Ministry of … Read more

Vaccination card will be key to reaching the Government’s goal in 2022

Vaccination card will be key to reaching the Government’s goal in 2022

The government decided that as of December 1, the anticovid card will have to certify that a person completed their scheme. November 30 and December 1 will mark a turning point in social life that Colombians have tried to resume in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which has again left more than 2,000 daily … Read more