He added that with 27,992,589 single doses and complete schedules, 28% of the population would be completing.
“Hence, one of the first recommendations that is made is accelerate full vaccination in all population groups, especially in people at risk most affected by covid-19, that is, those over 50 years old, ”Escobar indicated.
The official revealed that there are one million 294,000 people over 50 years of age are pending for starting your vaccination, Taking into account that it is the highest risk group.
Assured that He is concerned about vaccination in pregnant women due to the low figures registered at the national level.
“The pregnant population, the vaccination curve is rather flat and 180,829 doses have already been applied, which corresponds to 36% of this population group“, he pointed.
He stressed that in the case of migrants in the country, 449,000 vaccines have been applied to this population. “Already in boys and girls older than 3 years, it is important to take into account that From December 28, a vaccination card with a complete scheme is required for this population in places of leisure, recreation and entertainment. To date, there are already two million 969,000 first-dose vaccines applied to this population, which corresponds to 41%, ”he said.
He pointed out that in the country 868,000 boys and girls are already vaccinated with a second dose. “Hence the importance of immunization in minors since we have to prepare for the 2022 school calendar,” he completed.
He stressed that actions have to be improved in rural areas. “Although 27 cities have coverage above 80%, there are still municipalities with not so outstanding progress, hence the importance of reinforcing rural population strategies or other measures that have not been implemented,” said Escobar.
Escobar added that in total there are 282 municipalities with this lag in the rural child population, which should be reinforced in 2022.
“It should be taken into account that the Ómicron variant has special penetration in municipalities that have less vaccination coverage, “And clearly the few cases of severity that we have for this new lineage are from people exposed to the virus,” Escobar said.
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