The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre , confirmed on  Sunday that eight hospitals nationwide; six in the capital city, one in Colón and another in Chiriquí, will join the vaccination process against Covid-19 .

The strategy of expanding the centers to immunize more people occurs due to the great demand for people willing to be vaccinated and the massive arrival of doses against the coronavirus.

The names of the hospitals have not been released as operational plans are still being developed.

Sucre said that Panama will achieve herd immunity by October or November.