The President Pinera evaluated the inoculation process with the fourth dose for the health officials and announced the purchase of two million vaccines Modern. In addition, he dismissed the drop in the approval of the management of the pandemic, assuring that it is something transitory.
This Monday began booster vaccination process with the fourth dose for health personnel, with the aim of maintaining immunity levels in the vaccinated population.
According to the Government’s planning, from next February 7, the process will be extended to the general population, beginning with people over 55 years of age.
This is how he explained it President Sebastian Pinera during a visit to a vaccination center in Lo Barnechea, accompanied by the Minister of Health (s), María Teresa Valenzuela.
Let us remember that the fourth dose vaccination process against Covid-19 began last Monday, January 10, with immunocompromised people who received their previous dose until September 12, 2021.
Likewise, last Thursday, January 20, the inoculation with this dose began for personnel in the health area defined as a priority.
Piñera announced the purchase of two million vaccines Moderna
In this regard, President Piñera announced that our country has guaranteed the number of vaccines necessary for the fourth dose, taking into account the progress of the Omicron variant.
“We reached an agreement with Moderna for the acquisition of two million additional doses, which will allow us to ensure the vaccination process,” he said.
“We are already working, and we have discussed this with the president-elect, to see what happens after the fourth dose,” he added.
“We do not know what is going to happen, but we are anticipating and talking with the laboratories so that if necessary, Chileans can have all the necessary vaccines,” he said.
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consulted regarding the decline in the approval of the Government in the face of the management of the pandemic, which coincides with the increase in cases and the absence of Minister Enrique Paris, Piñera dismissed the negative evaluation.
“It is natural that when there is an increase in contagion, people tend to evaluate the situation more severely. I hope that when the infections begin to fall, which I hope will be soon, that mostly positive approval will grow again, ”he said.
“We do not do this for one more approval, the fact of having been able to save lives is our main reward,” he concluded.