Cali reinforces its vaccination strategies against coronavirus - Cali - Colombia

Increasing the numbers of immunized people has been the new commitment of the health authorities of the Valle del Cauca capital.

Until now, a coverage of 83.5 percent has been reached in the first dose and 67.5 in the second.

The Secretary of Health, Miyerlandi Torres, said that it is important to promote efforts with the different actors of the system, Promoter Companies (EOS) and Provider Institutions (IPS) to reach the 70 percent coverage established by the Government to remove the face mask in the air. free.

The strategy will focus on approaching spaces where there is a high concentration of people such as massive events, market places, nightlife areas, in the Transportation Terminal and even in the Pance sector, said Dr. Torres.

The different vaccination strategies imposed have made it possible to apply 35 million doses.

At the beginning of February, the averages were at 81 percent in first doses and 63 percent with the full schematic.

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“It is important to clarify that vaccination is what is saving lives in the midst of the fourth peak,” he said. Miyerlandi Torres Agredo, district health secretary.

“This achievement is an incentive to continue vaccinating. I invite everyone, including older adults, to also adhere to the booster dose”, she emphasized.

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The commitment of the Ministry of Health, the mayor’s office of Cali and the organizations that provide health services, both public and private, demonstrates that expanding the coverage of vaccinated people is also the responsibility of the people of Cali.

In this way, those in charge of continuing with the health strategies hope to achieve the next objective established by the Ministry of Health for the February 16thwhich is to vaccinate 82 percent of people, with at least one dose, and 70 percent with complete schedules.

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