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Bolivia vaccinates more than 60 percent of population a Covid-19

La Paz, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Health and Sports Minister Jeyson Auza informed that more than 60 percent of the country's population over 18 years of age has been immunized with the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

He noted that the vaccination process is advancing and 47.3 percent of the population has already completed the immunization scheme; that is, the first and second doses, Ahora el Pueblo newspaper reported.

He explained that the pandemic is still latent, which is why he urged the community to continue with bio-security measures.

Auza insisted on the importance of this process to prevent the constant increase in cases, and recalled that the government of President Luis Arce guarantees the necessary doses for mass immunization throughout the national territory.

He recommended again that population go to the vaccination centers to be immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19.

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