In December, the Government hopes to vaccinate 85% of the population and thus achieve the so-called herd immunity.
A as of January 2022, the General population you will receive the booster dose against the coronavirus.
This was reported the Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón, in a virtual conversation with the media, this Wednesday.
Third dose of coronavirus vaccine is already applied to health personnel in Ecuador
Since October, in Ecuador the booster dose has been applied to health personnel and to older adults (65 years or older). Those who have immunosuppressive conditions have also been included.
The official said that the third dose will be given to people who have received their second vaccine between six and eight months later to have received the first dose.
Added that it will be done in a planned way, orderly and technical and in accordance with the same vaccination system that is currently carried out.
Stated that will be announced who are the people who should approach the vaccination centers and receive the booster doses.
For those over 65, the third dose is applied because they have a higher risk of having serious illness or dying from coronavirus. The vaccine that is given is that of AstraZeneca.
Only patients who have immunosuppression conditions they receive their third dose with a homologous regimen, that is, with the same vaccine with which they were inoculated in their first and second doses.
“We are going to start applying the booster dose to the general population from January next year in order, following the same strategy as our 9/100 vaccination plan, why? because it is necessary that we strategically continue to cover the (populations) that first received the vaccine, that is, those people who received the last dose between 6 and 8 months, then we have to cover, of course and we are doing it at the moment, the people more vulnerable (…) and little by little we will cover the entire population (…) and who is already 6 to 8 months after receiving their second dose, “he said.
According to the vaccinometer, a system created by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) to publicize how the vaccination plan is working, Until 22 November, they have placed 295,712 booster doses.
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