Mexicali, February 14.- Half a week after the process began for administering the COVID-19 booster shot to people over 30, less than 13 percent of the estimated population in that age group has received it, according to Health Ministry officials.
The head of Epidemiology, Efrén Zazueta Fierro, specified that in Baja California, a total of 438,739 adults between the ages of 30 and 39 have completed their vaccination schedule, and therefore reiterated the call for this population to request a booster dose.
In the first four days of the booster shot, a total of 55,455 people requested the vaccine, announced Néstor Hernández Milán, head of the Ministry of Health's Evaluation and Monitoring Department.
The pandemic in recent hours
In the last 24 hours, 78 new cases of infection were reported, of which 31 are from Tijuana, 28 from Mexicali, 10 from Ensenada, two from San Quintín, four from Tecate, and three from Rosarito. Only five deaths were reported yesterday, four of which occurred in Tijuana and one in Ensenada.
In the last two weeks, 1,524 active cases have accumulated, of which 565 are in Tijuana, 446 in Mexicali, 281 in Ensenada, 64 in Tecate, 124 in San Quintín, 34 in Rosarito, and 10 in San Felipe. Of these active cases, 1,325 are being treated as outpatients, 147 are hospitalized, and 52 patients require mechanical ventilation.
Spokespeople for the Scientific Committee said there could be a slight increase in infections due to gatherings held for the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day. They recommended avoiding crowds, wearing masks, and maintaining social distancing of 1.5 meters (5 feet), as well as ventilating closed spaces, to avoid a spike in cases resulting from gatherings and celebrations.
