Vaccination  against covid-19 and other diseases will start in Panama schools on March 14, as part of the strategies to protect the population from the virus at the start of the 2022 school year.

Yaritzel Ríos, regional director of Health of San Miguelito, announced that the nursing teams of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) already have a schedule for immunization in schools nationwide and that it would start next Monday.

Ríos affirmed that not only will they be immunizing against the coronavirus, but other vaccines from the scheme contemplated by the Expanded Program on Immunization will also be applied, such as measles, tetanus, against the human papillomavirus (HPV), among others.

She called on parents to send their children's vaccination cards in order to see what vaccines they need and ensure that they have the complete schedule.

“And also that they authorize being able to vaccinate children. Remember that vaccination is the decision of each parent and this will be done with prior authorization, ”said Ríos.

She reiterated that the Covid-19 vaccine is safe since its efficacy has been proven. According to Minsa data, some 80% of students have received covid vaccinations.