He explained that, at the moment, in the region there is 65% of the population with the first dose, 44.5% with the second dose and 7.4% with reinforcement.
The director of Indigenous Health Affairs of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Patricio Montezuma, spoke this Tuesday on Radio Panama about the actions carried out by the Ngäbe-Buglé region in terms of vaccination, nutrition and care for the population in general.
According to Montezuma, there are people who dedicate themselves to demonizing some of the Minsa’s activities, in this case vaccination. “In the region it is not surprising because we have areas of little communication where they are easily manipulated by ignorance,” he said.
He explained that, at the moment, in the region there is 65% of the population with the first dose, 44.5% with the second dose and 7.4% with reinforcement.
Some 36,376 with doses of Astrazeneca (applied) and 5,051 with pediatric Pfizer.