on Friday, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte has confirmed.
In remarks to RPP, the high-ranking official explained that the population aged between 56 and 57 will get vaccinated afterwards, and so on until Minsa reaches those of 50 years of age.
"We hope that by the end of July we will have already included all 50-year-olds and, hopefully, (immunized) with the two doses," he expressed.
Recruitment of vaccinators
"The hiring (of vaccinators) is already underway because we have more vaccines and greater organizational capacity, and that is growing. Thus, we can expand it (the service) to those aged 50 and, hopefully, we are going to start with those of 40 years before we leave office," he noted.
In any case, Ugarte assured that everything will be planned so that the new Government —which takes office on July 28— can continue with the National Vaccination Plan for the benefit of the entire population.