The vaccination process in the 8-4 circuit ended this Friday, and passed without problems and in order, where 8,881 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been applied, as stated by Dr. Carlos Batista, director of the Eastern Region of Salud, during a surveillance and control tour carried out today in different vaccination centers in the Chepo district.
"We have reached 60% coverage of the population stipulated for this day, the strategy we have used to vaccinate the population aged 16 and over in places with difficult access has been a success, young people have heeded the call to Vaccination ”, indicated Batista.
The East Panama Region includes districts of Chepo, Chimán, Taboga and Balboa, where in the latter the sweeping was applied and the entire population over 16 years old was vaccinated, and will be returned when the second doses of the vaccine are to be applied. against COVID-19.
That is why the Ministry of Health asks the population not to lower their guard and get the vaccine, to avoid further problems with the virus and also maintain biosecurity measures.
During this vaccination day, they had the support of SENAN, the municipalities, as well as local authorities, who together made this first vaccination day possible, Batista said.
4/24/2021 4:46:32 PM