From December 15th, those over 18 years of age will only be able to enter closed spaces such as shopping centers, restaurants and banks if they prove complete vaccination against it. COVID-19, with their respective vaccination card, whether physical or virtual.
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The same requirement applies from today to those over 45 who wish to make an interprovincial land trip. The question that arises now is how those people who were inoculated abroad against the coronavirus will be able to prove their immunization.
The Minister of Health Hernando Cevallos specified this Monday that citizens who were immunized outside the country and wish to enter closed establishments or make interprovincial trips may present to the personnel who require it the document that was given to them at the time of their immunization.
“If one has the accreditation of having been vaccinated in another country, (this) is also valid in ours”, Assured the head of the sector in RPP. Minsa sources indicated to this newspaper that the presentation of said accreditation can also be physical or virtual.
Cevallos clarified that what the Minsa does not do is to certify the vaccination in another country “with a new document”.
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It should be remembered that last September the Minsa issued a statement stating that it is not their responsibility to issue any document that certifies that a person was vaccinated abroad. This is due to the fact that one of its dependencies had been granting “an alleged international vaccination certificate for COVID-19″.
The sector clarified at the time that this issuance has been irregular and has no legal validity, and that corrective measures were being taken in the case.
In the case of those vaccinated in Peru, the minister also reported that both the manual card that people received in the respective vaccination centers in the country are valid, as well as those that can be downloaded from the Hisminsa page. (Enter here), in charge of the Minsa.
