The second dose is expected to inoculate an average of 3,000 students per day, but it is also immunized for the first time.
Esmeraldas
Some 9,000 students from 41 educational establishments in the Esmeraldas canton receive the COVID-19 vaccine, by order of the Ministry of Education.
The inoculation phase began on Wednesday, December 8 and will end this Friday. Sinovac biologics are applied to children from 5 to 11 years old and Pfizer for 12 years and older.
Religious beliefs and distance influence which segment of the population of Santa Elena is not vaccinated. It is among provinces with the lowest percentage of vaccinated
The goal is to vaccinate about 30,000 children and adolescents in school in the Esmeraldas district, said director Rommel Ruiz.
The second dose is expected to inoculate an average of 3,000 students per day, but it is also immunized for the first time.
But first, the parent or representative of the student must present an authorization document.
The vaccination points are the Cristo Rey, Sagrado Corazón and María Auxiliadora fiscal establishments, which are open from 08:30 to 16:30 to avoid crowds.
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Meanwhile, in San Lorenzo, on the northern border of Esmeraldas, vaccinating brigades from the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), with the support of the 11th Marine Infantry Battalion, carry out immunization of the population aged 5 and over, as also to adults with the first and second doses.
Also the Mayor’s Office of that locality, together with the MSP, installed an inoculation station in the railway sector. (I)
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