Yesterday began the application of the third dose against COVID-19 for those under 12 to 17 years of age, that is, only if five months have passed since the application of the second dose, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa). “I am happy to receive the third dose of the vaccine, so I am sure to continue with my face-to-face classes and I give my family peace of mind, because they know that if I get sick I will not have any health complications,” said the 16-year-old teenager of initials JQT who attended with his mother Marcelina T. Like him, about 3 thousand attended for the third dose until 5:30 pm yesterday.
There are 121,907 minors between the ages of 12 and 17 in Junín who must return to the vaccination points. “Adolescents have come accompanied by their parents to comply with the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, strengthening their immune system and facing this pandemic. The restart of face-to-face classes makes our children and adolescents vulnerable to possible contagion, to avoid health complications if they become infected, it is necessary that they be protected with the vaccine, ”said the member of the Diresa Junín Immunization technical team, Melissa Montoya Casas.
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To access immunization, the minor must go with his father or guardian carrying the physical or virtual card that certifies having received his two doses of the vaccine, also if they are foreigners and comply with the vaccination regulations they can also be immunized.
