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The President Sebastián Piñera announced this Friday the date for the start of the vaccination for teachers and education staff.
Through an audio sent to the media, the president assured that the vaccination of teachers will begin on Monday, February 15.
“Starting next Monday, February 15, we will begin to vaccinate older adults between 65 and 70 years of age. And we want to make an announcement, we have decided to anticipate for next Monday 15 the beginning of the vaccination of teachers and education workers, to facilitate the return to face-to-face classes from March, and thus make up for lost time “, ad.
We have decided to anticipate for next Monday 15 the beginning of the vaccination of teachers and education workers
– President Piñera
On the occasion, Piñera took the opportunity to highlight the health personnel who have been working on the vaccination plan.
“I want to thank and congratulate health workers and all citizens for a mass vaccination process that has been exemplary, recognized in Chile and abroad,” he stressed.
“We are approaching two million people vaccinated, which represents a privileged position in Latin America and in the world,” said the president.
It should be noted that the announcement had been advanced through his official account on Twitter.
We have already vaccinated more than 1.8 million citizens and in an exemplary way.
As of February 15, we will begin to vaccinate Older Adults between 65 and 70 years of age and teachers and education workers, to facilitate the start of the school year with safety and confidence
– Sebastian Piñera (@sebastianpinera) February 12, 2021
According to the data provided by the Department of Health Statistics and Information (DEIS), the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, reported that as of 11:00 this Friday, 74,846 people have been immunized, reaching a total of 1,649,296 inoculated people in the country.
According to the vaccination plan, in addition to older adults, personnel who perform essential functions of direct attention to citizens, pharmacies, private and university laboratories that perform detection of SARS-CoV-2, are being inoculated. Forces of Order and Security, the Armed Forces deployed in the action plan for Coronavirus, and the one that develops critical functions of the State.
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