The designated Secretary of the Department of Health, Carlos Mellado, will administer the first dose of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine from the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson.
In a press release, the agency indicated that the event will take place at 1:00 pm in the municipality of Villalba at the Farmacia Aliada.
Prior to this event, Mellado participated in a large-scale COVID vaccination event in Dorado Municipality, Agrotourism Park. The mayor, Carlos López, took part in this activity.
From Thursday, people over 60 with chronic diseases can be vaccinated in an orderly process, as part of the new Administrative Decision 2021-486 signed by Mellado. Administrative decision no. 2021-486 is extended for 30 days and aims to give priority to the administration of vaccines to the most vulnerable population.
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“We have managed to vaccinate 25% of the older adults on the island and we continue our mission to vaccinate everyone in Puerto Rico. However, with the advent of more vaccines, it is important to start integrating other populations into an orderly process. So starting next week, the priority will be extended for those who are 60 to 64 years old and who suffer from chronic illnesses who receive the vaccine. It is important to emphasize that the number of vaccines we are getting, despite increasing, does not allow us to vaccinate everything at the same time as we would like, we are going little by little. ”, Explained Mellado López.