From this Thursday, December 2, the process will begin in Cuenca.
Quevedo-Ambato-Cuenca
Citizens went to different vaccination points enabled in several provinces of the country, such as Los Ríos and Tungurahua, to receive the anti-COVID-19 booster dose this Wednesday, December 1, before the alert of the circulation in the world of the omicron variant .
From today until next Sunday, December 5, a brigade of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) is in the sports center of the State Technical University of Quevedo (UTEQ), applying the first dose and booster vaccination against the virus.
To receive the booster dose, people must look at their vaccination card and count six months from the date they received the second dose. For example, if this was last June 2, it should be closer to December 2.
Similarly, as in other cities in the country, the State Portfolio has vaccines in its health centers.
Lisseth Beltrán, Quevedo-Mocache district health director, announced that adolescents between 11 and 18 years old can go to this site to access first and second doses, while the adult population that has completed six months of completing the vaccination schedule can receive the booster dose.
The official said that children under 11 must go to the respective educational units with one of their parents to access the doses, according to the established schedule.
He also announced that this December 2 at the entity’s facilities a meeting will be held with the representatives of the Technical Board 2 of Health to learn about the situation of the contagion curve.
“At the moment, what is being generated with the vaccination brigades is awareness in the public, we must understand that the pandemic has not ended yet. Biosafety protocols must be followed in practice, especially distancing and the mandatory use of a mask, ”said the official.
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In Babahoyo, at the facilities of the Eugenio Espejo shopping center, since last weekend vaccination has been carried out on children, young people and the elderly.
The mayor of the city, Carlos German, called on parents to come from Thursday to Sunday from 08:00 to 12:00 with their children and receive their doses of vaccines.
The official stressed that it is intended to vaccinate more than 700 citizens a day. However, the MSP delivers 1,000 daily doses to be applied, that is, there are sufficient doses for the process.
He also explained that the duration of this vaccination stage will be until the health authorities decide.
“There is a predisposition, only the vaccine is helping us to get out of this problem, we must reduce the chances of death from COVID-19, go to get vaccinated,” said the mayor.
Not much demand for booster vaccine in Ambato
On the morning of this Wednesday 1, in the Tirso de Molina educational unit, one of the two largest vaccination points next to the Culture Center of the Technical University of Ambato, it was evident that there was no assistance of people to get the booster vaccine at the beginning of this phase.
In the educational establishment, the personnel of the Ministry of Health noticed that the doses of boosters were placed and that they had enough vaccines, although the attendance was low.
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One of the people who made it to the booster dose was Nelson Rodríguez. The citizen stated that he considered it important that everyone be vaccinated with the full doses because that way it helps to protect the family and the rest of the community.
He, like Hugo Cisneros, said that it should be understood that given the variants that are increasingly circulating in the world, it is necessary to protect oneself with booster vaccines.
Meanwhile, Mirian Tibán, who received the second dose last August, approached to find out the date that she would have to go to have the third dose given, noting that in August the second dose was given. “I come to see if they can vaccinate me sooner because I consider it important to be protected,” he added.
Tomorrow starts in Cuenca
From this Thursday, December 2, the application of the third dose against COVID-19 will begin in Cuenca.
From the Zonal Coordination 6 of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) two specific vaccinations were assigned for this purpose, one at the Salesian Polytechnic University and the other at the Garaicoa school.
So far 80% of the population of Zone 6 (Azuay, Cañar and Morona Santiago) has been vaccinated with the two doses and it is expected to immunize an average of 1,500 people per day, commented the zonal coordinator 6 of the MSP, Andrea Bersosa.
The booster applied will be from AstraZeneca, with the exception of those who have been previously vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson or have immunosuppressive diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, Pfizer will be reserved for them.
In Cuenca, 80% of adolescents between 12 and 17 years old have already received both doses and 40% of those between 5 and 11, the official said.
In Cañar and Morona Santiago, on the other hand, 30% of the population has yet to complete the immunization process.
According to Bersosa, this lag is due to an intercultural factor because in ancestral beliefs immunization is not fully accepted.
Meanwhile, in Morona Santiago there is an additional element: distance. And there are places where you can only access by plane and the distances are too long.
In the coming days, three massive events will take place in Cuenca on public roads: the Child Traveler Pass, the Old Years contest and the Masquerades.
With the threat of the new variant, the zonal coordinator 6 of the MSP suggested to the organizers and citizens that they limit their participation due to the risk of new infections. To those who attend these events, he asked to keep their distance and always wear a mask.
He also reminded the Azuayos that a massive vaccination plan for first and second doses is underway in the Health centers and sub-centers and in the Mall del Río shopping center. (I)
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