, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) has confirmed.
The goal is to inoculate 300,000 people in Lima Metropolitan Area and Callao, as well as 50,000 people —on average— in each region, according to their population density.
In the Peruvian capital, the campaign kicked off on August 6 at 7 a.m. (local time) and will run until August 8 at 7 p.m.
Thus, the eligible population will have 60 hours of uninterrupted vaccination, so as to make as much progress as possible in view of the short time available before an eventual third wave of COVID-19 hits the country.
Details on who is eligible for the vaccination drive in Lima and Callao were revealed during the conference, which featured the head of Minsa's Immunization Directorate Gabriela Jimenez,
Deputy Public Health Minister Gustavo Rosell, and infectious disease specialist Antonio Castillo.
The fourth
Vaccinathon will be aimed at people aged 38 and above, teenagers aged 12 and older with Down syndrome, as well as those aged 40 and above who have not yet received their first or second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.