the rhythm of the vaccination decreased severely in the Junin region. In the second dose for children between 5 and 11 years old, we barely reached 40%, said the deputy director of Diresa Junín, Luis Zúñiga Villacresis. To date, coverage with the first dose is 58.3% in children between 5 and 11 years old and 82.63% in adolescents between 12 and 17 years old.
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At the province level, Yauli, Jauja, Tarma, Junín and Chupaca have more than 70% of their population under 18 years of age protected. In the third dose for those over 18 years of age, we are barely 35%, which is worrying, because the population does not go to get vaccinated, due to an overconfidence that they will not get the virus, when the pandemic is not over yet, narrowed down
The director of the Valle Mantaro Network, Enrique Porras Orellana, recalled that on January 24, when vaccination began in children between 5 and 11 years of age, in one day they inoculated between 4,000 and 6,000 daily. However, now they barely reach a thousand people.
He also explained that for today they expect the arrival of more doses of vaccines, to start the sweep scheduled at the national level from March 21. Meanwhile, they are vaccinated with the available doses: about 20,000 from Sinopharm for adults, 8,000 from Pfizer for adults, and 12,000 pediatric doses for children. The regional governor of Junín, Fernando Orihuela, who has requested some 100,000 more vaccines to close the gap.
The regional director of Education, Gustavo Olivera Cerrón, stated that in the event of a complaint of improper touching or sexual abuse against a schoolchild, it is up to the director of the educational institution to report the case to Siseve, in order to activate the alerts.
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“We have to safeguard the well-being of the students and if we show cases of this nature, each director knows that we must report these cases to SISEVE so that the alerts are activated”, he specified and mentioned that he has the responsibility to draw up a record. Likewise, he called on parents to be attentive to their children’s behavior and report any complications to the authorities.
