The fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine It is already being applied in the country. The Ministry of Health has been vaccinating a certain age group, as well as people with risk diseases and health personnel. Do you know how long you have to wait to receive the new dose?
MORE INFORMATION: More than 68 thousand people in Junín will receive the fourth dose
The coronavirus has caused the death of a total of 212,654 people throughout the country since March 2020, according to figures, as of April 17, 2022, from the National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control – MINSA. In the third wave, although the cases increased significantly and rapidly due to the omicron variant, the lethality was low and does not compare with the more than 200,000 deaths in the first two waves.
TO WHOM IS THE FOURTH DOSE APPLIED?
The fourth dose is applied from April 2 to the following groups:
- Older than 70 years.
- People with comorbidities. (transplant patients, cancer patients, patients with HIV or orphan or rare diseases, among others).
- Health personnel.
HOW MANY DOSES ARE ALLOCATED?
It is expected to vaccinate about one million people over 70 years of age. Then it will go down to other age groups, head of Immunizations of the Minsa, María Elena Martínez.
HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT TO RECEIVE THE FOURTH DOSE?
The head of Immunizations of the Minsa, María Elena Martínez, indicates that people should receive the fourth dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, after five months have elapsed since receiving the third dose.
How long do antibodies last?
The official explained that, five months after the third dose, the antibodies against COVID-19 begin to decline. The new dose will help increase defenses and thus avoid serious forms of the disease.
WHAT VACCINES ARE BEING APPLIED?
The Ministry of Health announced that the doses to be applied are from the following laboratories:
The Minsa indicated that clinical trials by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) suggest that the fourth dose should be with the vaccination platforms.
HOW MANY VACCINES WERE APPLIED DURING THE PANDEMIC?
As of April 18, the Single National Health Information Repository (Reunis) of the Minsa, records that 70 million 334,839 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 were applied.
- First dose: 28 million 947,464
- Second dose: 26 million 540,528 people have already received two doses
- Third dose: 14 million 774,492.
