Given the rebound experienced in recent weeks in the detection of cases of COVID-19 in the country, the president of the Republic, Luis Abinader and the Minister of Public Health, Daniel Riveracalled in separate events for the population to continue applying the vaccines against the disease to stop its expansion.
They both insisted that Dominican Republic It has the doses of vaccines, the tests and the medications for the treatment of the virus that are required according to the inoculation needs that are had.
Leading this Saturday afternoon the inauguration of a multipurpose facility in Sabana Perdida, Santo Domingo Norte, Luis Abinader urged the elderly and those suffering from complications of Health to complete their vaccination schedule to maintain prevention and reminded them that they are the most vulnerable to the virus.
“To date, although a large part of the population has already been able to get the two vaccines, we still have to increase the third vaccine, especially for the elderly and those with comorbidities. Despite the increase in COVID-19 We only have 9% of people hospitalized and most of them, thank God, are not serious, but most of them are people over 60 years old and with some comorbidity problem,” the head of state reported.
He said that as far as the evidence of COVID-19 they are in stock until the end of this year and that the vaccines cover another year and a half.
He reiterated that the pandemic is here to stay and that we must learn to manage and prevent it with the success that the country has achieved in this area by taking the necessary preventive measures, and one of them is vaccination.
Earlier, Daniel Riveraby supervising vaccination centers against the COVID-19 and taking samples of antigens and PCR in different sectors of Santiago, said that the government hopes that four million people apply the third dose against and two million the fourth.
In that sense, the official reported that so far six million people have applied two doses; 2 million and 883 thousand the third.
He maintained that despite the fact that the latest data indicates that there are 3,683 active cases in the country, the lethality is only 0.72%, which he assures is still low, reporting that despite the increase that is observed, it is not contemplated for the moment to resume exceptional measures.
The epidemiological bulletin 835 issued this Saturday by the Ministry of Health Public reported that in the last 24 hours 1,214 new cases of the disease had been detected. COVID-19 of 9,580 samples processed; that hospital occupancy is at 9.2% and that Intensive Care Unit bed occupancy is at 6%.
