Many had to return the next day for the COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccination site was originally at the Community Hospital, but after the accreditation audit, the clinic had to be moved to the Marcos Castellanos auditorium in Jocotepec. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía. – They waited, but the vaccine never arrived. In Jocotepec, around 1,600 people between 18 and 29 years of age were left waiting for the vaccine against COVID-19, when rain and landslides delayed the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine being transported by National Guard troops to the Marcos Castellanos auditorium.
The 7,800 vaccines that the National Guard was transporting to Jocotepec were stranded in Tuxcueca after severe flooding. The National Guard finally arrived on Tuesday at 2:00 in the afternoon.. After a wait of nearly five hours, the nearly 1,600 people waiting to be vaccinated, received 500 tokens for postponed vacinations.
The 500 people with token’s received vaccinations on Wednesdy. Of those, 100 doses were Sinovac specifically for pregnant women, and another 165 doses were applied to those suffering from complications such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Some vaccines were given to those who had missed their original groups -called laggards- despite strict regulation of not permitting it.tThe clinic ended Wednesday at approximately 7:00 p.m.
By Thursday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m., around 1,400 doses had been applied. While there was no exact count of the number of laggards vaccinated, medical authorities confirmed that the majority of people vaccinated were young people between 18 and 29 years of age.
«There were no conflicts and despite the change of venue, there was a very good participation» said Dr. Miguel Ibarra, coordinator of the Health Center, who was in charge of this vaccination day. The clinic was originally scheduled to be held at the Jocotepec Community Hospital, but after accreditation audits of the facilities, it had to be moved to the Marcos Castellanos Auditorium.
He added that in contrast to past vaccination days, «people were very well prepared with their documentation.» According to Dr. Miguel Ibarra,, the documentation support module provided by the City Hall offered its services only the first day, since the young people had their paperwork in order and their documentation services were not required.
According to the Servidores de la Nación, the organization responsible for holding the vaccine clinics nationwide, the high attendance of the young people was important since «it is now the young people who are getting sick.»
Translated by Kerry Watson.
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