The Minister of Health, Maria Begona Yarza, indicated that the ministry will define this week its position on a possible fifth dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. Of course, he indicated that the fourth dose “leaves us very well prepared.”
The head of Health pointed to “Good morning to all” of TVN that the Advisory Council for Vaccines and Immunizations (Cavei) will define support for a fifth dose. If there is, “it must be evaluated, but it could be for the population at risk,” said the Secretary of State.
“I don’t want to anticipate, because we’re going to see that, I think this coming week. This week we should have information,” said Yarza.
“In the last evaluation of the cut (of observed patients), the response we have from those vaccinated with the fourth dose is very good. It leaves us very well prepared and for much longer, it seems, there is no fall for any group,” he said. .
“We are reaching six months and we have very good coverage. So, what we have to do now, with the opinion of the Cavei, the experts, is to make a new cut now at the end of June. The last cut to see what has happened to our population to make a decision, ”explained the Secretary of State.
Asked about the eventuality that the inoculation of the fifth dose is promoted, he indicated that “we are very prepared, because we prepare for all scenarios.”
“It was very difficult to predict what the response to the fourth dose was going to be, because, what one does at home when one is uncertain, puts one’s things away. So, we have vaccines to be able to inoculate universally, but the most relevant thing to me It seems to me that the decision we make has to do with people’s immune response,” he said.
Lastly, he urged stragglers to get vaccinated. “I would love to convince those who have not taken the fourth dose. We have 70% of the population with reinforcement, we have that 30% left, that is, my invitation based on what the literature says and our experience in Chile, is that we have to put a fourth, with the fourth we really have an excellent response ” , he exhorted.
