There was little influx of people at the mass vaccination center in Quito, on Christmas Eve

According to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), in the Metropolitan District, there will be no attention on Saturday December 25 but on Sunday 26.

Low attendance people registered this Friday, December 24 in one of the massive vaccination centers against COVID-19, in Quito.

Before noon, about 20 people were waiting to be immunized with first, second or booster dose in the Metropolitan Sports Center, which is located north of the capital of the Republic.

Daniel Moreno, 30, received AstraZeneca as a booster dose.

Ecuadorian, who lives in Mexico, received the first two injections from Pfizer in United States.

Took advantage of the partys for the third dose six months after the second.

Was delayed less than 10 minutes.

With a relative they had gone to Las Casas health center, in the north center of the city, but it was closed.

Regarding the obligation to get vaccinated, which in Ecuador has been applied since last Thursday, Moreno he was not very convinced. “I don’t know how good it is,” he replied.

A Carmen Fiallos, 68, they also administered AstraZeneca as a booster dose. She hoped to receive Pfizer as she said she suffers from Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. He said that the The day was agile.

Kimberly Wedge, Venezuelan, 40 years old, received the first dose. They administered AstraZeneca. Commented that had not attended before because of her work as a professional trainer and dancer.

He agreed that there is mandatory to get vaccinated. He said it was a surprise that when he went to the cinema they did not allow him to enter because he did not have the vaccination document.

How will the Ecuadorian Government enforce the mandatory vaccination against COVID-19?

Alberto Narváez, who has a PH.D in disease control policies, considers that it is urgent place the reinforcement to 1 million 400 thousand people.

He maintained that until July 23, 2021, 2 million people were vaccinated with a second dose, most of them with a high risk of death.

Only 700,000 have received the reinforcement. To protect them against the delta and omicron variants, they must be vaccinated urgently, ”said Narváez.

The expert considered that in January there should be a new confinement due to the high contagiousness of omicron.

At your discretion, not worth overtaking the time of the third dose but it would be necessary to make a campaign so that those who have not placed the reinforcement do so.

Certificate of anti-COVID-19 vaccination is already requested to enter some shopping centers in Quito and other cantons in Pichincha

The Ministry of Public Health (MSP), informed the sites that will serve this Friday, December 24 in the Metropolitan District of Quito.

-North: Metropolitan Sports Center (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Condado Shopping Mall (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Carcelén Terrestrial Terminal (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).

-Center: Centro Histórico Health Center (08:00 to 16:00), Ipiales Mires Shopping Center (08:00 to 16:00).

-On: Quicentro Sur Shopping Center (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Quitumbe Terrestrial Terminal (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), El Recreo Shopping Center (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).

-Valle de los Chillos: Conooto Health Center (08:00 to 16:00), Yaruquí Health Center (08:00 to 16:00).

Sunday 26th

While the Sunday, December 26 there will be attention in the following sites:

-North: Metropolitan Sports Center (08:00 to 16:00), Condado Shopping Mall (10:00 to 16:00), Carcelén Terrestrial Terminal (08:00 to 16:00), Pacto Health Center (08:00 at 16:00).

-Center: Centro Histórico Health Center (08:00 to 16:00), Ipiales Mires Shopping Center (08:00 to 16:00).

-On: Quicentro Sur Shopping Center (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Quitumbe Terrestrial Terminal (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), El Recreo Shopping Center (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). (I)

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