The vaccination of women from 28 weeks of pregnancy —to help protect them and their babies from COVID-19 infection— kicked off on Saturday, June 12, at the vaccination center set up in Parque de la Exposicion (Exposition Park) in Lima, the
Ministry of Health (Minsa) has reported.
Patricia Robles —an inhabitant of the district of Surquillo— was one of the pregnant women vaccinated on Saturday, as well as Liz Arroyo —from San Miguel— who is 30 weeks pregnant.
Goals achieved
Ugarte indicated that Saturday was an important day as it marked the beginning of this effort for the benefit of pregnant women, adding that over 5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far.
"The vaccination of all the elderly and other groups such as the Armed Forces, firefighters, and people on the front line, as well as vulnerable groups like pregnant women, will be completed in June," he reaffirmed.
For her part, Bermudez noted that in recent days more than 100,000 people a day have been vaccinated as a result of the concerted efforts made, together with regional and local governments, as well as private institutions.
"This effort will be implemented steadily and intensively because we have secured more than 62 million vaccines, which will allow us to immunize the entire population over the age of 18 by the end of 2021," she remarked.
Nevertheless, the Cabinet chief reiterated the recommendations to avoid COVID-19 infection, such as wearing two face masks, maintaining social distancing, and avoiding crowds, which pose a risk of contagion.
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Published: 6/13/2021