The vaccination process for older adults against Covid-19 has already begun in more than 25 states of the Republic. In Mexico, more than two million cases of coronavirus-19 have been reported and more than 175 thousand deaths as of today, February 16. One of the most affected states is the State of Mexico, which with less than 200 thousand confirmed cases than Mexico City has more registered deaths and is the state with the highest number of registered deaths.
Dr. Gabriel O’Shea Cuevas, Secretary of Health of the State of Mexico, indicated that 102,760 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be applied starting on February 15. This will be the first stage of vaccination in 24 municipalities of Edomex. He also indicated that older adults can still register at https://mivacuna.salud.gob.mx/index.php to speed up the vaccination process.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine consists of two doses, the first application will be from February 15 to 19, and for the second, people will be notified on the Ministry of Health's vaccination portal or they will be contacted directly. The second dose will be given 8 to 12 weeks after receiving the first dose, which means starting from April 12.
These are the 24 municipalities where adults over 60 years of age can receive the vaccine:
- Amanalco
- Almoloya de Alquisiras
- Atlautla
- Atlacomulco
- Acambay
- Aculco
- Axapusco
- Apaxco
- Chapa de Mota
- Coatepec de Harinas
- Donato Guerra
- Ecatzingo
- Hueypoxtla
- Ixtapan del Oro
- El Oro
- Temascalapa
- Temascalcingo
- Temoaya
- Ocuilan
- Otzoloapan
- Tlatlaya
- Texcalyacac
- San Felipe del Progreso
- Santo Tomás de los Plátanos
How to register to request the Covid-19 vaccine?
To register for vaccination for people over 60 years of age, go to the official federal government website https://mivacuna.salud.gob.mx/index.php, you need to have your CURP handy and follow the indicated steps. Once the person is registered, the portal will notify them of the date and place to go for their Covid-19 vaccination.
Source: https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/trending/coronavirus/2021/02/16/602c2a5c22601d2c1c8b464f.html
