Colombia reports 301 new cases of covid-19 today March 29

The Ministry of Health reported that today, March 29, 2022, there are 301 new cases of covid-19 in Colombia. In the last 24 hours, 23,971 tests were processed, of which 7,917 are PCR and 16,054 are antigen tests.

The report also notes that 10 Colombians died of the disease in the last day. In this way, the country reaches a total of 139,595 deaths due to the virus since the start of the pandemic.

By aggregating all the figures, Colombia reached a total of 6,084,240 infections, of which 4,219 are active cases and 5,917,334 correspond to positive cases that have already managed to overcome the disease.

The most recent report from the Ministry of Health also points out that as of 11:59 on Sunday, March 27, 2022, a total of 80,573,164 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 had already been applied in Colombia.

According to the same report, the number of Colombians with the complete vaccination schedule, that is, those who have already received the two doses of the biological, currently amounts to 28,404,994 people, while 6,325,026 people have been immunized with single doses. Also, 10,228,131 booster doses have been applied.

Similarly, during the last day, a total of 41,567 vaccines were applied, of which 13,665 were for the second injection, while another 1,812 were single-dose.

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced that from March 28, the population aged 12 to 17 in the country will be able to access the booster dose against covid-19. The Deputy Minister of Public Health and Service Provision, Germán Escobar, resolved some doubts regarding the third inoculation of minors and the process that will be carried out.

The decision to enable the third dose to this population group came after the Advisory Committee on Vaccines welcomed the recommendation of a group of experts. The Ministry explained that it is constantly looking for scientific evidence to make this type of determination and meets frequently with experts who are part of the Colombian Consensus for the Management of Covid-19.

Evidence showed that the population between 12 and 17 years old would increase their antibodies against covid-19 after receiving the booster dose. “That protection that the person has against the virus, and that this increase achieves greater protection against the most circulating variant omicron,” Escobar argued.

The official commented that adolescents will be able to receive the third dose from the fourth month after completing the vaccination schedule. The biological to be applied will be that produced by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.

“The only exception is that, if you are in this age range, but you are a transplanted or immunosuppressed person, you will be given the booster dose 30 days after the last dose,” said the deputy minister. In turn, he recalled that minors should not have concomitant diseases or they will not be able to receive the biological one.

Germán Escobar reminded parents and guardians of minors that, “vaccination against covid-19 is the best strategy to protect us from the virus, reduce the risk of becoming seriously ill or dying.” It also called for completing the schedules or receiving booster doses for the population over 18 years of age. “By putting our arms, we all contribute to overcoming this situation that we experienced two years ago,” he concluded.

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