The centers of the Ministry of Health throughout the country are authorized to apply the first, second or booster doses.
Ecuador began on December 1 the vaccination with booster doses against the coronavirus, the third, to the entire population already vaccinated, given the threat posed by the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the world, although no cases have yet been detected in the country.
In Ecuador began to be inoculated with the vaccines Pfize and AstraZeneca. The booster dose of AstraZeneca will be applied to those who have completed six months since their last vaccine, whether it was the two-dose or the single-dose. It will be used for those who suffer from immunosuppression and are over 12 years old.
What dose of the anticovid vaccine is applied at the moment?
The centers of the Ministry of Health throughout the country are authorized to apply the first, second or booster doses.
Who should get vaccinated?
Those over the age of 18 may come close to receiving the booster dose. These are those who completed the vaccination schedule with Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sinovac who will receive the booster dose of AstraZeneca after six months. In the case of those who received the CanSino single-dose, they will also receive it in six months, reported the Ministry of Health.
The first and second doses also apply for people 5 years and older.
What vaccine is being applied?
The vaccine that is applied is AstraZeneca. Those who have received the Janssen vaccine will receive the dose from Pfizer.
Within the guidelines for the application of booster doses it is specified that “people with a history of a thrombotic disease, such as pulmonary thrombo-embolism, deep vein thrombosis, cerebrovascular accident, mesenteric ischemia certified by a specialist doctor, it is recommended to perform the dose of booster with the vaccine of the laboratory Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) or Sinovac (CoronaVac), according to availability ”.
What vaccines will be given for immunosuppressed people?
Immunosuppressed people over 12 years of age will receive a booster dose according to the homologous schedule; that is, with the same vaccine that they received previously (Pfizer, Sinovac, AstraZeneca). It should be with an interval of 6 months from the previous dose.
‘There are no longer doubts about the benefits of the vaccine (against COVID-19),’ says Ecuadorian specialist
Where can I get vaccinated?
The booster vaccination will be carried out in the Health and Vaccination Centers authorized in the country.
The process includes those who received the complete schedule with vaccines available in Ecuador and those who received vaccines of a type not available in the country (they were inoculated abroad).
If I got the Jansen vaccine abroad, what vaccine will I receive in the third dose in Ecuador?
According to ministerial regulations, you must receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Can I get the vaccine if I only got one dose?
Health authorities call on citizens to apply the first, second or booster dose anticovid to avoid new infections.
What should I do if my card is lost?
You can enter in this link of the Ministry of Health to download the vaccination certificate. They will ask for your ID number and date of birth.
What are the most common symptoms of COVID-19?
Until now, the WHO has included cough, fever, fatigue and loss of taste and smell among the most frequent symptoms. However, there are other symptoms that can develop such as a sore throat, headache, diarrhea, and even muscle pain. The most serious are shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, loss of speech, mobility, or confusion.
With what symptoms can we identify the omicron variant of concern?
The first patient with the omicron variant detected in South Africa had a slight headache, did not really have a sore throat, described it rather as an itch, without coughing or loss of taste or smell. In general mild symptoms such as fatigue, muscle pain and headache.
What are the symptoms of the delta variant?
The delta variant showed the appearance of new symptoms, different from the original COVID, such as a runny nose and mucus, and the generalization of others such as a sore throat and headache. Although vaccines have been shown to be very effective in preventing severe symptoms and death, they do not prevent infection. However, although infection is still possible, its symptoms are much milder than in unvaccinated people, and include mucus, headaches or a dry cough.
What variants circulate in Ecuador at the moment?
According to the information stored in the portal covariants.org, from the University of Bern, until November, in Ecuador circulated the delta, mu and gamma variants. (I)
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