In Sucre there will be a curfew for those who are not vaccinated against covid-19

This August 1, we knew that, by the decree 102 of July 28, 2020, the mayor of the municipality of Sucre, Elvira Julio Mercado, has decided to establish a curfew for unvaccinated people in this territory.

The measurement begins August 2 and will continue until August 9 and it will apply throughout the day for those who do not have a vaccination record.

According to the document, the restrictions will be 24 hours a day and those with commercial establishments will be required to request the covid-19 vaccination card from their customers.

According to the municipal government, the measure has been taken so that those who have not been vaccinated make the decision and that collective immunity is obtained in the region. In the lists of places that appear in the document are: neighborhood stores, restaurants, supermarkets, bakery, places of sale of alcohol, warehouses, barns, banks, places of gyrations and discotheques.

Stables and nightclubs can operate until 1:00 a.m., as long as you respect biosecurity elements such as masks and respect social distancing.

Entities are also required to ensure that their employees have the vaccination card and present it when the authorities require it.

The sanction for those who ignore these provisions will be amended and sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of Law 599 of 2000, included in the Penal Code and in Law 734 of 2002 of the Disciplinary Code.

Here’s how we can help increase the vaccination rate in Colombia

The number of daily doses applied is a figure that many follow, however, it is important to keep in mind that behind this figure hides a National Vaccination Plan against covid-19 which aims to vaccinate as a priority the most vulnerable, in such a way that not only the timeliness of vaccination is important, but also the coverage of the groups at risk.

This is why, from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, we seek to reach people over 50, and all people with comorbidities, who still do not have access to their vaccine against covid. -19, and lor we will do it together, as a society, bearing in mind the responsibility we all have to reduce the greatest impacts of this pandemic.

“The goal of prioritization is to protect the most vulnerable first. And given that we are all at risk, the advisory committee felt it was important to prioritize those with the most evidence of a higher and significant risk of complications and death from covid- 19 based on national and international scientific evidence. We have therefore moved from priority to overcrowding, but we continue to maintain our efforts to find the priority population that has not yet been vaccinated ”, explains Julián Fernández Niño, director of epidemiology and demography of Minsalud.

But the question as a society is: What can we do to ensure that more people are vaccinated in the country? From Minsalud we deliver some arguments based on scientific evidence that will help convince those who still do not want to approach a vaccination point or have doubts and fears about vaccination: – All vaccines currently approved in country reduce the risk of infection (to a different level, although this possibility certainly still exists).

There is even already evidence that some of them also reduce the likelihood of unvaccinated contacts of vaccinated people becoming infected, showing their humanitarian impact. In addition, their main effect is to reduce mortality and the incidence of severe cases, all of which have been shown to be more effective.

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