Chile Will Start Next Week With an Injection of the Fourth Dose of COVID-19

Chile became the first country in South America since Monday to administer the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, favoring immunocompromised individuals. 

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced this when the country recorded the highest daily coronavirus infection in six months.

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"The new case is relatively strong until the arrival of the Omicron variant, which, as in most other countries, causes an increase in infection. 

"A person without full insurance is six times more likely to become infected with COVID-19 and 20 times more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) than those who have already received one booster," he said.

People over the age of 12 with a weakened immune system will receive the fourth dose of the vaccine from Monday, while people over the age of 55 will receive a booster injection from 7 February if six months have passed since the last fax injection. 

Chile reported 3,134 victims of COVID-19 infection yesterday, including 30 deaths.

Pinera said so many cases were last registered in the country on July 8, with 2,167 people in need of respiratory help, compared to only 404 patients at the moment.

 

 
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