The Minister of Health assured that the entire population will receive the third dose; there is a deadline for that. What about those inoculated abroad?
Health personnel and older adults have been the first to receive the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This is due to their vulnerability since they are the first groups that have been inoculated for six months.
Ximena Garzón, Minister of Health, explained that the entire population that has been vaccinated against Covid-19 will receive the third dose. «Until the end of the year we hope to meet some 200 thousand people to receive their booster dose (third dose) ‘.
Rest of population
«We are all going to have to receive the third dose“Garzón said, during an interview on the newscast A Primera Hora. For this, it will be necessary for the person to be between six and eight months after the application of their second dose. In the case of single-dose vaccines, the waiting time is the same.
Vaccinated abroad
People who have vaccinated abroad and have completed between six and eight months can also access the reinforcement. For that it is necessary to approach the vaccination centers, carrying your card from abroad.
Garzón emphasized that it is necessary to wait between six and eight months to receive the third dose to «not waste antibodies«. He also explained that there is no problem in combining the vaccines; that is, you can place a vaccine different from the one that was placed the first time. (AVV)
“People who received their vaccination abroad can go to any vaccination center, carrying the card they received abroad and they will receive their booster dose. If they received Janssen, for example, they must wait between six and eight months ”, Ximena Garzón, Minister of Health.
FACT:
At least 60 thousand people in Ecuador have received the third dose.
FACT:
Currently, the third doses are vaccinated with AstraZeneca, regardless of the vaccine that was initially administered. The combination of vaccines is effective.
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