The government of Mexico City reported that it will pause covid vaccination for a week and asked the population to complete the registration of 12-year-old adolescents to receive their dose.
The general director of Digital Government of the Digital Agency for Public Innovation (ADIP), Eduardo Clark García, estimated that it could be next Monday, May 9, when vaccination for minors begins; however, it will depend on the federal government.
“Next week we will be taking a little pause, in which they give us additional vaccines. We have run out of the vaccines they sent us.
“We are waiting for confirmation of the start of vaccination of 12-year-olds. We believe it will be this Monday in eight. What do we have to do today?, that we register to, in that way, be able to do the planning and convene them, hopefully, next week to see what day the vaccination would begin, “he said.
In the city it is estimated that there are 246 thousand adolescents aged 12 and 13 who could be vaccinated.
This Thursday, the universal vaccination registry against COVID-19 for children 12 years and older without comorbidities was enabled on the Mi Vacuna platform.
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At a press conference, Clark explained that in April 800,000 vaccines have been applied for people lagging behind and that the massive DAY OF COVID vaccination will conclude this Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
He indicated that, in the city, 97% of the population has the complete vaccination schedule and 85% with reinforcement, which represents that in the city 21 million 293 thousand 928 doses have been applied.
Regarding the COVID situation, he indicated that the city is registering historical lows in cases; there are currently 113 people hospitalized, 20 of them intubated, and 30 infections on average daily.
How do I register for the COVID vaccine?
The first thing the portal asks for is to enter the Unique Population Registration Code (CURP) of the minor who is going to be vaccinated, what follows is to select the option to confirm it and continue with the process.
Then, it is recommended to have the following data at hand and in consideration:
Entity.
Municipality.
Postal Code (optional).
Two contact telephone numbers (10 digits)
And two contact emails.
The My Vaccine page will request the above information in the same order.
Finally, it is enough that the registration is completed by selecting the “Send” option, after which a message of approval of the process will appear, accompanied by the registration sheet.
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