Santa Cruz began this Saturday to apply the bivalent coronavirus vaccine throughout the province, while continuing with the rest of the vaccines on the calendar, the Ministry of Health reported.
“The Ministry of Health and Environment of the Government of Santa Cruz began with the application of bivalent vaccines with the Covid compound and its Omicron variant,” said the provincial portfolio.
Is bivalent vaccine protects against two SARS-Cov-2 virusesthat of the Wuhan variant (also called ancestral) and that of the Ómicron variant, which is the one that circulated the most this last year.
Immunization in the interior of the province “will be carried out in vaccination centers for this purpose,” added the official statement.
“In Río Gallegos, at the Regional Hospital, offices 10 and 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. And at the Military Hospital from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,” the statement reported.
At the same time, in the different health centers, the application of reinforcements and vaccinations in the health calendar continues.
bivalent vaccines “They are intended for the entire population over 12 years of age who have completed 4 months since their last application”he clarified.