Which countries have decided to add a third dose of anticovid-19

The Director of the WHO Immunization Department, Kate o’brien, he remarked in this regard: “If the countries go ahead and start to apply the reinforcements, the problem we have gets worse, the supply is insufficient for all countries to have vaccinated all their priority groups, then the lower priority priority groups. “

The nine countries applying the third dose

Uruguay

The neighboring country is the first in South America to decide to include a third dose in its vaccination program and began with the opening of registrations on Monday.

the Ministry of Health explained that the vaccine will be the development of the American laboratory Pfizer and is intended exclusively for all people who have received two doses of Coronavac, of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry Sinovac, and have exceeded a minimum of 90 days since the injection.

It will also include those “people with moderate and severe immunosuppression” who have already received two doses of Pfizer himself, Sinovac or Swedish-British AstraZeneca.

Germany

As of September 1, it will begin to apply to those over 60 and the most vulnerable, as well as to those who have received the vaccines of AstraZeneca Yes Janssen, the government reported that day.

The third dose will in any case be one of the two messenger RNA vaccines, ie Pfizer or Moderna.

You also want to reach health professionals who work with the population at risk and will also extend to those who have received the doses of AstraZeneca or Janssen.

Bahrain

The microstate became the first in the world to launch a third vaccination campaign last May by announcing the opening of the registry for people over 5 years of age belonging to groups at risk.

However, according to what was reported by CNN, it finally started in mid-July and only for those who received the second dose of Sinopharm within a maximum of six months.

United Arab Emirates

It offers a third booster dose six months after the second and can come from Pfizer or Sinopharm, the most widely used in the population.

France

The French government has recommended a third dose to be applied four weeks after the second in immunocompromised people, that is, those who have received a transplant or require strong immunosuppressive drugs.

Dominican Republic

It was the first in Latin America to endorse the reinforcement that has started to be applied to health workers and, according to the latest data released, the hospitalization rate is less than 30%.

Authorities have communicated that the third dose will be different from the previous two and this was decided in this way due to the advancement of the Delta strain.

Israel

On July 29, the government announced that people over 60 will receive reinforcement starting this week.

“Our strategy is clear: to save life and safeguard daily routines in the State of Israel,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, after accepting the recommendations of the Ministry of Health’s expert committee.

Russia

In early July, the health ministry recommended a third to those who had received the vaccine six months or more ago.

The decision came after the increase in cases was detected while vaccination rates remained low.

In recent days, in addition, the Vector Center for Virology and Biotechnology of Russia clarified that Delta is predominant in 95% of cases detected in most regions.

Turkey

Turkish Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca, reported last month that people over 50 and healthcare workers were allowed to receive the third dose.

Each volunteer can receive the vaccine they want at the third injection, regardless of the first two doses with which they have been previously inoculated.