Friday, November 22, 2024
name of Prensa Latina
Bandera inglesa
English Edition
Search
Close this search box.
name of Prensa Latina

NEWS

NEWS

Dominican Republic to start 2nd phase of vaccination against Covid-19

Santo Domingo, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Vice President Raquel Peña announced in the capital that the country will advance to the 2nd phase of vaccination against Covid-19 with the incorporation of people over 50 years old to the process.

At a press briefing held at the National Palace, the coordinator of the Health Cabinet also informed that in order to motivate the citizens, health authorities will carry out a massive vaccination week starting next Monday, May 3 until May 10.

She also pointed out that simultaneously with this new phase of the Vaccination Plan, public transport workers, journalists, teachers and people with comorbidities or coexisting diseases in their bodies may continue to be immunized.

Peña advanced that ‘very soon’ more drugs will arrive, but she did not specify a date, ‘the Government continues managing the fulfillment of the contracts with the pharmaceutical companies which have not yet delivered the vaccines previously contracted.’

rly/omr/ga/ema

LATEST NEWS
RELATED