Venezuela will vaccinate children against Covid-19, becoming one of the few countries in the world that adopt this strategy.
The president of the country, Nicolas Maduro, announced that the population between three and 18 years will begin to be immunized against Covid-19. So far, less than 12% of the population has received any vaccine.
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Venezuela will vaccinate children against Covid-19
“Starting in October, we are going to vaccinate the child and youth population of Venezuela from three years to 18 years, we will have vaccines for all kids, girls and adolescents and young people Venezuela, from three to 18 years, already experienced and proven vaccines. Because in October we go to face-to-face classes, “he said in a political event broadcast on state television.
The Venezuelan government does not regularly provide vaccination figures.
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 3.3 million people (11.62%) have received the two doses of the vaccines applied in the country: Sputnik-V from Russia and the Chinese Sinopharm. Almost 6 million have the first dose.
The vaccination plan was initially criticized for its slow development. However, the government has sought to massify it and set a goal that 70% of the population, equivalent to some 22 million people, will have received full vaccination by October, when it also hopes to start face-to-face classes.
“We were vaccinating 100,000 citizens per day, and now we are going to apply 300,000 vaccinations per day. We tripled, ”Maduro said in his message.
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The Venezuelan strategy
Vaccination in Venezuela it has been carried out through summons by text messages through a government system.
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported on Monday that as of August 30, people over 60 years of age who have not yet been vaccinated can go to any vaccination center to receive the dose without the need for an appointment.
But there are doubts among those over 60 who received the first dose of Sputnik V and who have been waiting for the application of the second dose for months.
This Tuesday, in the first official statement on the subject, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Félix Plasencia, reported on Twitter that he held a meeting with the Russian ambassador in Venezuela, Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov, where he “confirmed the resumption of supplies of Sputnik V vaccines” to the country.
“With sincere joy I have communicated to the Chancellor @PlasenciaFelix about the prompt continuation of the supplies of the 1st and 2nd doses of the Sputnik V vaccine. Venezuela“Wrote the Russian diplomat on Twitter.
Also, the Venezuelan government announced on June 24, 2021 that it agreed with Cuba to purchase 12 million doses of Abdala vaccine, which according to the laboratory that developed it is 92% effective and awaits WHO approval.
Until Monday, according to official figures, in Venezuela 334,343 Covid-19 infections and 4,019 deaths have been detected, numbers questioned by health unions and international organizations considering that there is a significant under-registration. (AFP)
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