the province of Land of Fire started vaccinating with second reinforcement against the coronavirus to all people over 18 years of age by the free demand system.
The provincial Ministry of Health reported in a statement that Simultaneously, the primary vaccination schedule is completed (first and second dose) or the additional dose or the first booster is applied for those who do not yet have it.
The only condition to receive the second reinforcement is that a minimum period of four months has elapsed since the previous vaccine, the Fuegian authorities clarified.
For their part, they were also enabled to receive the booster dose children up to 12 years of age with a complete primary regimen.
To get vaccinated, the Fuegians should only go to the vaccination clinics located at the headquarters of social organizations, such as the Center for Ex-Combatants of Malvinas in Ushuaia, or to the neighborhood health centers, health posts and hospitals of the three cities.
Only in the municipal centers of the city of Río Grande established a prior registration requirement through a web form, while a prior shift is also required at the Tolhuin Assistance Center..
According to official data, the province registered a total of 16 cases of Covid-19 in the last week from May 8 to 14, 13 in Ushuaia, 3 in Río Grande and none in Tolhuin.
In that period, there were no deaths from the disease and no people hospitalized, while the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic amounts to 45,055 and the deceased add up to 548.
Regarding the National Vaccination Plan, the province received 418,473 doses of which it applied 376,172.
According to data from the Public Vaccination Monitor, 157,413 people received the first dose and 145,556 completed the schedule, while 8,625 additional doses were applied, 307 single-shot vaccines and 64,271 booster doses.
