Secretary of the Department of Health, Carlos Mellado Lopez, announced that it will sign an administrative order for to guarantee the vaccination process exclusively for the population over the age of 65.
“We will ensure that the vaccines get where they need to go, according to the current phase. Our seniors are our priority. They represent the most vulnerable population and it is our duty to guarantee the vaccine to avoid preventable contagion. We will not tolerate anyone jumping or advancing the corresponding phase. Given the changes offered by the new administrative order, we will continue to be vigilant, so that the orientation is not violated in any case “, said Mellado López in written statements.
The Secretary announced that today he will sign an administrative order ordering significant changes in the vaccination process. This order states that In the next four (4) weeks only and exclusively adults over the age of 65 or over will be vaccinated in all centers on the island, except for the centers identified for the education system. By excluding the centers of the education system from the order, the vaccination of teachers is maintained in order to resume education face to face.
The order also clarifies that the turn of respondents will start again when the turn of older adults ends.
On the other hand, he reported that a group of health inspectors have already been appointed in the vaccination centers to validate the order and order of the processes established from the beginning.
The Minister of Health asked the general public to respect and wait their turn to be vaccinated, according to the current phase. He also stressed that all requests for vaccination should be directed to the Department of Health, which is the Agency that leads the public health efforts.
This morning, the adjutant general of the National Guard, José Reyes, said that at this moment about 250 thousand people have been vaccinated. The official explained that the vaccines were obtained by a group of employees of the State Electoral Commission (EEC) because the agency requested aid for vaccination, because they will have special elections for a vacancy in the Legislature. However, Reyes himself told WKAQ that last night the health secretary ordered the cessation of this vaccination.