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Government increases vaccination capacity to 57,000 daily doses
Posted On 23 Apr 2021
In his official social media accounts, President Lenín Moreno celebrated that the National Government managed to increase vaccination capacity. Starting this Friday, April 23, 57,582 Ecuadorians will receive the covid-19 vaccine on a daily basis and nationwide.
The President’s request was to reach the goal of 50,000 beneficiaries on each vaccination day.
“Only if we #NosCuidamosTodos, we will be able to face the covid-19. Let us do it with responsibility and discipline,” the President wrote.
A historical milestone
The President’s announcement follows the Executive’s efforts to increase the number of people immunized daily. The request of the President was to reach the goal of 50,000 vaccinated per day, a figure exceeded this Friday.
On April 22, the head of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Camilo Salinas, explained that the day had 90 vaccination points and 40,002 doses, between first and second doses that were destined for older adults, National Police and Forces Armed Forces (Armed Forces), people with disabilities and dentists.
En Cuenca, Salinas se reunió con los directivos y personal médico del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso para coordinar acciones con miras a fortalecer los servicios de salud, considerando que este hospital es un referente del Austro del país, sobre todo en la atención a pacientes covid-19.
Por su parte, en la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana y en el Coliseo Jefferson Pérez, 1.920 personas resultaron beneficiarios.
Durante la jornada de vacunación en el país, en el Centro de Salud Turubamba, en el sur de Quito, recibió la dosis Gabriela Oñate, odontóloga privada. “Es importante que a nivel de mi gremio nos encontremos vacunados, pues trabajamos expuestos a este virus de la covid-19, ya que ejercemos nuestra profesión sin mascarilla con los pacientes”, señaló.
In the capital it is estimated to vaccinate around 4,000 dentists in seven days, who belong to unions and are in free professional practice. The Nueva Aurora Luz Elena Arismendi Pediatric Gyneco-Obstetric Hospital is also designated as a vaccination point in the capital.
