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Mass vaccination started in Bocas del Toro

Mass vaccination started in Bocas del Toro


From the early hours, the massive PANAVAC-19 vaccination day began in the 1-1 circuit, to the population from the age of 12 onwards, in the 97 authorized educational centers, attended by the personnel of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and the Social Security Fund (CSS).

This vaccination is aimed at residents of the districts of Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí Grande and Almirante, which will benefit more than 100,000 people from Bocatore, who have waited for this dose of hope and have come to get vaccinated.

Around 210 nurses, technicians and students from the province of Chiriquí and the Comarca Ngäbe Buglé are in the province providing support at the vaccination points.

Meanwhile, other health personnel were also transferred to areas with difficult access by land, air and sea.

Simultaneously, the Health Promotion team stays at the Punta Peña and Bajo Cedro vaccination posts, in the Chiriquí Grande district, teaching people waiting to be vaccinated, follow self-care measures, and also handed out protection screens. facial and educational material.

The Post-Covid-19 Committee is also in the educational centers, with the aim of guiding and verifying the biosafety protocols, which at the moment there is an order in the vaccination process.

8/4/2021 9:26:54 PM