According to the Ministry of Health, more than 80% of the population of Argentina completed the primary vaccination schedule against COVID-19that is, they received the first two doses endorsed by the WHO (World Health Organization).
With the advance of COVID-19, authorized the application of booster doses, and Argentina advanced in the application of the third vaccine. However, official data indicates that only 40.7% of the country’s population has received the key drug for the production of antibodies against the illness.
The authorities maintain that 89.7% of the residents started their vaccination scheme, 81.5% completed it, but only 4 out of 10 people have the third dose. The most immunized group in Argentina is that of people over 50 years of age, the most vulnerable to COVID-19of them more than 90% received vaccinations.
vaccination against the coronavirus it is also high in adolescents, more than 92.4% received the primary scheme, but only 29.2% of those belonging to this age group have the booster dose.
According to the WHO, vaccination against the virus reduces the risk of dying or being hospitalized for complications. Since immunization began in the world, cases dropped, and the number of occupied hospital beds also dropped dramatically.
The second reinforcement against COVID 19
In the country the second reinforcement is already applied, which is equivalent to the fourth dose against the COVID-19. These doses are applied to people 50 years of age or older and those who have a chronic condition that could be complicated by acquiring the virus.
To apply the second booster dose, four months must have passed since the previous one. In the case of those who already had COVID-19, you can wait up to 90 days before getting a booster. However, if the patient is vaccinated, it will not harm him, the Ministry of Health clarified.
