Adults over 80 years and over and vulnerable people will receive anti-coronavirus reinforcement in Quito

From the next Thursday, November 4, after the holiday of the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca, the placement of the anti-coronavirus booster in the Metropolitan District of Quito.

It will start with those people from 80 years and over without immunosuppression, as well as with older than 12 years with immunosuppression.

Then he age range will decrease until reaching adults over 65, which is estimated to be between two and three weeks.

“Adults over 65 years of age who do not have immunosuppression, they will be placed AstraZeneca, but if they have immunosuppression and over 12 years old the same dose with which they were inoculated their second dose, “he said. Janeth zonal responsible for public health surveillance of zone 9 that corresponds to Quito del Ministry of Public Health (MSP).

The official maintained that, in the case of cancer or vulnerable patients, they will go to the sites where monthly checks are carried out. With the Municipality of Quito they work together with the Patronato San José and the Program 60 and Piquito and there are groups of older adults in health centers. There will also be communications so that the people of the seniors approach the clinic closest to your home. Too mobile brigades for people with mobility problems who will go home.

Víctor Álvarez, president of the Pichincha College of Physicians, indicated that with the reinforcement the protection of the vaccines is increased.

According Fernando Sacoto, president of the Ecuadorian Society of Public Health, there is conclusive evidence of need for a booster dose approximately six months after receiving the second dose and the priority groups include older adults.

“The decision it is well founded, ”added Sacoto.

With regard to booster vaccination at health personnel, It began with the hospital workers and an open call was made through the medical unions to go to the health centers.

Some 165,000 tests to detect coronavirus would be acquired by the Quito Health Secretariat

Some 15,000 workers from the health sector have already received the reinforcement of approximately 56,000 in Quito.

The College of Physicians of Pichincha, for example, summoned its affiliates to attend the coliseum of the Central University to receive the reinforcement.

The union clarified that those who received the second dose of the vaccine on April 6 at the Lions Club the reinforcement it will be this saturday October 30 with AstraZeneca. It will then be released to those who were vaccinated in the month of May.

Of that association there are approximately 3,000 affiliates they should get their dose.

In a statement, the Zonal Coordination 9 of the MSP invited health personnel to go to the shopping center Paseo San Francisco in Cumbayá, from Saturday October 30 until the Wednesday, November 3 to receive the booster dose.

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In the Metropolitan District of Quito there are 138 vaccination points, of which 136 they are health centers, a fixed, the Iñaquito Metropolitan Sports Center, in the north of the city, and a massive, the coliseum of the Central University of Ecuador, in the north center of the city.

What’s more, mobile brigades that work in conjunction with the Ministry of Education they travel to educational units where the inoculation of children between 5 and 11 years.