December 5, 2022, 20:40 PM
December 5, 2022, 20:40 PM
With the increase in cases of Covid-19 in the country – this Monday the Minister of Health, Jeyson Auza, reported 1,608 cases in the past week– We remember the places where the citizen can go to get immunized and to take the free diagnostic test.
The Santa Cruz Governor’s Office, through Sedes, has provided 77 vaccination points in the city. Of these, 64 correspond to the public health system, while the remaining 13, to short-term social security or ‘cajas’.
These are the health centers of the centro network:
In the northern network, you can get vaccinated at:
The points enabled in the southern network are:
On the east grid, you can immunize on:
If you have insurance in the ‘health funds’, you can get vaccinated at:
The requirements to access the free vaccine consist of presenting the original and photocopy of identity card; In addition, for children and adolescents, parents or guardians must sign a informed consent.
According to the Ministry of Health, the presence of the BQ.1 and BQ 1.1 subvariants of the Ómicron is one of the factors for the sixth wave, which the country is officially experiencing.
To date, according to Sedes, the 76% of the Santa Cruz population has the first dose, while 65% have the second and only 21% have the third. Last Sunday, only 45 people went to get immunized.
The Municipality, for its part, is responsible for providing diagnostic tests to confirm or rule out Covid-19.
exist 28 enabled sites for this purpose, five of which are mass points, which are located in the coliseums: Santa Rosita (district 1), District 2, and Las Orquídeas (district 8), in addition to the sub-mayor of district 9 (Av. Nuevo Palmar) and the Fifth Municipal. Except for this last point, which is open from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the other four take tests from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday.
The test is free and you only need to bring the identity card and vaccination card for Covid-19. It is recommended to go if the person has symptoms or between the third and fifth day after contact with a positive case.
According to the Municipality, to carry out tests in health centers, it is also necessary to present a medical order.
In the central network, the test can be carried out at:
These are the health centers authorized to take tests in the eastern network:
In the northern network, five centers take tests:
The health authorities recommend continuing with the biosecurity measures that have been observed since the appearance of Covid-19 in 2020. That is: use of chinstrap, hand disinfection with soap and water and alcohol in gel or liquid, 70%, in addition to the physical distancing greater than 1.5 meters.
