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Ruiz said that with the planning that the Ministry of Health has advanced, initially vaccinate some 34 million people after President Iván Duque announced that Colombia has already secured 40 million doses.
Yes, Fernando Ruiz noted that vaccination numbers may vary as the spread of the pandemic is halted by COVID-19.
The projection presented by the minister it is divided into five phases, and in each one of them certain sectors of the population will be vaccinated. It should be noted that Neither pregnant nor children under 16 will receive the doses.
Stages of vaccine application
- Stage 1: 100% of health and support workers in the front line of care will be vaccinated. Doses will also apply to everyone over 80 years of age. They are projected to wear 1,691,366 vaccines.
- Stage 2: 100% of the population between 60 and 79 years of age will be vaccinated. In addition, doses will be applied to health workers from the second and third line of care. There will be some 7,192,701 vaccinated citizens.
- Stage 3: people aged 16 to 59 years will be vaccinated with comorbidities. Also the teachers of basic and secondary education. At that point, 2,950,431 people will be vaccinated.
- Stage 4: All institutional caregivers and people who have occupations and risk situations will enter. There will be about 4,910,000 vaccinated.
- Stage 5: The population between 16 and 59 years free of comorbidities will be vaccinated. It will be the point with the highest vaccination with 17,490,151 beneficiaries.
Government announces phases of vaccination against coronavirus:
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