Chile has vaccinated over 550,000 people and leads the region – Siempre Juntos

In two days, the trans-Andean country vaccinated the same amount as Argentina in one month. Even last Friday, 12,619 people over the age of 85 received the dose.

The government and municipalities hope to reach the goal of vaccinating 5 million people by the end of March and reaching 15 of the 18 million inhabitants by July 2021.

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Yesterday evening, we passed the 55,000 people vaccinated in Biobío thanks to the management of the @Government of Chile deployed, but also to the commitment of municipalities and citizens. Today we meet with the mayors of the province of Concepción to continue improving ourselves in the challenge of defeating Covid. pic.twitter.com/BHwCJGspwn

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“This started at the beginning of the week and, the truth is, it was extraordinary, “he said. Channel 3 Jorge Laceras, Argentinian doctor residing in Chile.

According to the doctor, the key is that the country has decided to “manage the situation of municipalities“.

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“They organized the vaccination centers very well and, with the exception of a very minor specific problem, we can say with pride that from Arica in Punta Arenas the entire population has been vaccinated in accordance with what was established in the program that began with the elderly and those in charge of the health zone, “he said.

Laceras defined the process as “very successful”. “There was resistance from certain groups of the population who did not want to be vaccinated because there was a smear campaign against the Chinese vaccineHe remarked.

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What is the problem in Argentina

Asked about the vaccination process in Argentina, the expert explained: “Chile is a unitary country, Argentina is a federal country. In Chile there is only one ministry of health, which is the most important, and there are representatives of the said ministry in the different provinces“.

“Decisions, in this sense, are taken centrally. In addition, Chile has a historic tradition in Latin America of good health services, which has made the task much easier, ”said the doctor.

Laceras said he thought “Chile to reach second half of 2021, not with collective immunity -which would be ideal- but yes with a notable drop in hospitalizations and mortality“.

Interview with Agustina Vivanco.