Chile continues as a leader in the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Latin America The country is among the top five in the world that most immunized its population with at least one dose.
Nurse María Paz Herreros applied the first vaccine against Covid-19 in Chile on December 24. Two months later, he has managed more than 2,000 in a campaign that places the country at the forefront of Latin America, with 3.5 million people receiving at least one dose.
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This Wednesday (3), when Chile recalls the first confirmed case of covid-19, the country is among the top five in the world that most vaccinated its population (18%) with at least one dose, according to an AFP classification based on government data.
In addition, the country is the eighth and only Latin American in the classification of doses (one or two) administered per 100 inhabitants, with 18.3 doses.
Chilean President wants to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of the first semeste Good management and a solid network Chile was one of the countries most affected by the pandemic in Latin America, with more than 820 thousand cases and 20 thousand confirmed deaths. But his rapid vaccination process is based on the resources he obtained to buy the doses and a proven distribution strategy thanks to a primary public health network, with a history since the 1950s in large vaccination campaigns. "Chile is a country that is very connected in the world (it has 29 different agreements with 65 economies) and this international vocation is also reflected in the search for opportunities wherever they are," explained Rodrigo Yáñez, undersecretary for international economic relations. and head of negotiations for the purchase of vaccines. After a surprising start, what lies ahead for Chile is also challenging. In three months, the country should vaccinate more than 10 million people against the coronavirus and also apply about 8 million vaccines against the flu. So far, population participation has been high and rejection of the vaccine remains low (less than 20% on average). "In the beginning they arrived with a little fear, with several questions and doubts, but now people arrive without fear, they are well informed and have no more doubts," said nurse Herreros proudly.
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