During the supervision of a vaccination campaign in Lima's San Juan de Lurigancho district,
Health Minister Kelly Portalatino emphatically clarified that at no time had it been announced that Peru was immersed in a fifth wave.
On the contrary, the government official indicated that only a projection was provided with the aim of being prepared to face a possible evolution of the pandemic.
A few days ago, the health sector's head indicated that her portfolio works on several scenarios: a first scenario would be mild and take place in the fortnight of December. On the other hand, a second scenario would already be at a moderate to severe level by March and April of 2023.
"We are not in a fifth wave, but we do not want to return to that (a similar) scenario," she emphasized.
COVID-19 vaccination
"Through the advisory committee, we have made the decision to continue with the third and fourth doses against COVID-19 in older adults," she specified.
Portalatino also lamented that to date only 43% of people in Peru are vaccinated with the fourth dose. In this sense, she urged citizens to continue promoting immunization.