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The bivalent vaccine against COVID-19 will be in the National Immunization Program

The Ministry of Health (Minsal) has announced a series of easing of health restrictions, including the end of the mandatory use of the mask and the elimination of the Mobility Pass.

Likewise, the health authorities have indicated that the The bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be incorporated into the national immunization program (PNI) with a focus on the people who are part of it risk groups.

Like this, inoculation against COVID-19 will be annuallike the flu shot.

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National vaccination program

Vaccines included in the PNI are mandatory for the population groups defined in that program. Also, they have no cost.

Since 1978 the National vaccination program has allowed a decrease in the morbidity and mortality of vaccine-preventable diseases, also contributing to the decrease in infant mortality.

Among its most notable achievements are the eradication of Smallpox (1950), from Poliomyelitis (1975) and removal of the Measles (1992).

Currently, the The vaccines included in the PNI are:

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