According to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), in mid-December in Quito 85% of vaccination would be achieved with two doses, that is, herd immunity.
After six months having received the second dose, last June 1, Alexandra Vinueza, 44, was administered – this Wednesday – the booster dose against coronavirus.
Went to coliseum of the Central University, which is located in the north center of Quito, after learning that the Government advanced in a month the placement of the third dose. This given the threat posed by the omicron variant of COVID-19.
He said that by being kindergarten teacher He was awaiting the new vaccine, since it had been announced that they were going to return to the presence since January 2022, but that government decision was changed and postponed to February.
Estimated that it took about fifteen minutes to get to the inoculation squad. They told him by mail that the vaccination certificate would arrive. They had asked for the certificate of the first and second doses.
“Booster (vaccine) is important, because first I work with human talent. I have my family, I have my mother, and I too have already gone through COVID and I don’t want to go through it again, “he said.
He remembered that, a year ago, she was hospitalized a week in a clinic.
Due to the omicron variant, booster dose vaccination against COVID-19 is advanced for December 1
But the process, which started on November 4 for people 65 and over, continues.
That was the case with Segundo Puetate, 72, who waited about 45 minutes to receive the booster dose, although he did not remember the vaccine they administered.
Taking advantage of the fact that his daughter was going north, he – who lives in the south – arrived at 10:00 and lined up outside the Central University Coliseum.
Despite the wait he made, he considered that the vaccination day it was well organized.
“(It is) dangerous with this disease. We have to take care of ourselves, vaccinate ourselvesPuetate replied when asked about the reason for going to receive a new dose.
The booster dose process in Ecuador started in October for healthcare personnel.
Third dose of vaccine against COVID-19 is already applied to health personnel in Ecuador
For Tatiana Pozo, zonal coordinator 9, which corresponds to the Metropolitan District of Quito of the MSP, the reinforcement is important for improve immunity, in order to there is no major complication in hospitalization and in intensive care, if the person is infected and requires going to a health home.
Well recalled that the condition for receiving the booster dose it is six months after receiving the second dose.
He indicated that the vaccine is being administered AstraZeneca and, depending on the condition of the person, it is evaluated whether or not they can receive the same vaccine as their first and second doses.
The de AstraZeneca It is applied as a reinforcement for those Ecuadorians who were vaccinated abroad and received other vaccines, with the exception of Johnson & Johnson, for whom the Pfizer.
You must present the identity card and the first and second dose vaccination certificate.
In Quito, the MSP estimates that there is a 80% vaccination with two doses from 5 years onwards, and it is hoped that, by mid-December, it would reach 85%, that is, the so-called herd immunity.
For the beginning of the placement of the booster dose to the general population in Quito, increased delivery to vaccination centers by 50% dose, according to your attendance records.
In the capital of the Republic there are massive vaccination points: at Central University Coliseum, in Calle Bolivia and Calle del Estadio Universitario, north center; Iñaquito Metropolitan Sports Center, in Atahualpa avenue between Iñaquito and Núñez de Vela, in the north; Mall Quicentro Sur, on Morán Valverde avenue, in the south; and in the Calderón municipal educational unit, Amalia Uriguen and Joaquín Guerrero avenues, in the extreme north of the city.
In addition to some 90 health centers for COVID-19, which work Monday through Friday.
In the next few hours a new point would be enabled in the Mariscal Sucre International Airport. (I)
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