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After several days of criticism of the National Government for the affirmation of President Iván Duque, who asserted that those who do not have the accreditation of being Colombian citizens, and who do not have their immigration status regularized, will not have the vaccine, this Wednesday he explained the reasons for let that be so.
(In context: The controversy behind denying the vaccine to irregular migrants)
The person in charge of giving the arguments was the Minister of Health, Fernando Ruiz, who pointed out that when the national vaccination plan against covid-19 was structured, “it was concluded that it is very important that to be able to make a structured plan in which we have complete traceability of the vaccine in people and we could study the adverse effects that are generated, it was fundamental and essential that the population was identified. Call it Colombian or non-Colombian population. “
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Thus, Ruiz ruled, regardless of nationality and age group, “the population has to be identified on what are called nominal bases,” he added.
In this base, the name of the person, identity card, EPS, age, if he has comorbidities, what vaccine is applied, and what adverse effects he may have had should be. “In order to do that, the population needs to be identified,” he reiterated
Ruiz affirmed that this was defined in the vaccine law, which was issued by Congress.
In that sense, he assured, as the foreign population residing in Colombia is identified “they have the right to the same health coverage as any Colombian citizen, and this is specified from the legal framework of the statutory health law” and therefore this population she may be vaccinated, said the head of the health portfolio.
(In other news: Paloma Valencia defends Angélica Lozano from criticism in networks)
The Venezuelan Church asked for respect for migrants.
Regarding the transitory migrant population, the Minister of Health said that it is “practically impossible to monitor them from the health services.”
(We suggest: The Government warns that irregular migrants will not have a vaccine)
Regarding the pendular migrant population, which comes and goes to the country, Ruiz assured that “neither from the legal framework, nor from the technical considerations there really is an obligation to attend to them,” he said. The head of the health portfolio assured that these people do not generate herd immunity as they return to their country, “generating an effect of congestion in the services, of no control of the vaccination scheme and no control.”
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