Regarding the application of third dose to the population of Tacna, the regional health director Oscar Galdos Rodriguez reported that he has 76,000 people inoculatedwhich represents 25% of the objective population, however, the “weak” group continues to be between 20 and 40 years of age, of which only 17% have been inoculated.
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He acknowledged that the acceptance of the third dose has improved after the government’s decision, given in January 2022, to require it to enter closed areas such as banking entities, board planes and national land transport units.
Campaign started together with the third wave
On the other hand, he reported that the influx of children between 5 and 11 years of age increased, who come for the Pfizer pediatric dose, after an initial resistance in January due to the wave of infections.
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“Many parents came to see if they could vaccinate their children, but there were one or two infected relatives, so we recommend that they better wait 15 days,” the doctor referred.
The goal is 40,000 children protected
“We have been vaccinating more than 5,670 children since the start day and this is equivalent to 14% of the goal, we have to reach 40,000, we already have good acceptance, we are advancing with vaccination from 5 to 11 years”, declared at the María Ugarteche school.
Regarding the application of the first and second dose, he indicated that there is an advance of 86 and 89%, which has allowed them the protection to withstand the third wave. There are 23 intensive care beds occupied and about 107 COVID-19 beds, with greater response capacity
