the coalition YOU, concludes at 18:00 this Saturday two years of vaccination against COVID-19 at its permanent center in Plaza Las Américas, having impacted 850,000 lives.
“With great satisfaction we have completed this health project for Puerto Rico. We thank the Department of Health for giving us the opportunity to support the implementation of its plan and for providing us with the federal funds that have allowed us to recruit more than 800 health care workers and carry out all the logistics for carrying out more than 11,000 vaccination events through the whole island,” said Lilliam Rodríguez Capó, CEO and founder of VOCES.
Puerto Rico today has a robust network of immunization providers throughout the island. They can go to community pharmacies, pharmacy chains, 330 centers, IPA centers, pediatricians, and hospitals, all of which are part of the provider network. To find a supplier near you visit the page www.vacunatepr.com of Health.
However, he urges the population to continue to protect themselves with the bivalent vaccine, thanks to its ability to protect the body from two completely different classes of antigens, it allows the body’s defense spectrum to be increased against the most recent versions of COVID-19 and limit images of serious illness.
Likewise, it highlights the importance of vaccination for public health, especially for the most vulnerable such as children, people with chronic diseases and the elderly.
“As a community leader and woman, I represent thousands of families willing to give their all for our Puerto Rico. We will be where they need us to spend our time in Puerto Rico but at this stage we have fulfilled our mission in this pandemic as nontraditional immunization providers, now people will be able to access their vaccines at traditional providers that continue to be open everyone,” Rodriguez said.
