As a result of the increase in covid cases, epidemiologists and public health experts made a new call to the general public to complete their vaccination schedules and apply booster doses.
The Ministry of Health recalled that as of last Friday, November 2, at the national level, at least 12 million vaccines were available for the population over 12 years of age.
In response to a press request sent by this newspaper, that portfolio recalled that access to immunization varies according to whether the entity is public or private.
“Users can contact their EPS to provide them with information on the closest points to receive the service, they can also go to their IPS to receive the vaccine,” the ministry explained.
In the case of the public network, the ministry pointed out that the instruction for territorial entities is to establish alliances with the Benefit Plan Administrative Entities (EAPB) and other health actors to guarantee vaccination.
The Medellín Health Secretariat recalled that 77 vaccination points are still active in the district, in which Moderna and Pfizer biologicals are being applied.
The points include the network of Metrosalud centers and various establishments in the private network.
In the case of the public network, the active centers are the General Hospital of Medellín, the El Sacatín headquarters of Metrosalud, and the health centers of that entity located in the Alfonso López, Altavista, Aranjuez, Belén Rincón, Campo Valdés, and Civiton neighborhoods. , El Salvador, Stadium, Guayabal, La Esperanza, Manantial de Vida, Moravia, Pablo VI, Palmitas, Popular 1, San Blas, San Camilo, San Lorenzo, Santa Elena, Santander, Santo Domingo Savio, Sol de Oriente, Villa del Socorro and Villa Laura.
In the case of the private network, Sura Almacentro, Sura Centro, Sura Córdoba, Sura Industriales, Sura Los Molinos, Sura San Diego, Sura Sao Paulo, IPS Salud P&P SAS, IPS Universitaria, Promotora Médica Las Américas, Comfama Buenos Aires remain active. , Comfama Calasanz, Comfama Cristo Rey, La 80, Comfama López de Mesa, Comfama Manrique, Comfama San Cristóbal, Comfama San Ignacio and Comfama San Vicente.
Likewise, the offices of Commsocial IPS, Coopsana Avenida Oriental, Coopsana Centro, Coopsana Calasanz Headquarters, Coopsana North Headquarters, Coopsana Suramericana, among many others, are enabled.