Two women of 109 and 106 years old would be the first older adults to be vaccinated against covid-19 in Bucaramanga

Including private geriatric homes, in Bucaramanga there are 682 older adults who are prioritized for vaccination with the Sinovac dose against COVID-19 in the city / (Colprensa / Álvaro Tavera).

After the announcement of the arrival of 6,800 doses of Sinovac vaccines to serve the population of the first stage, two elderly women in Bucaramanga would be the first to apply the biological

Is about Ana Maria Mejia of 109 years Y Ana de Dios Cabezas of 106, Who They have lived for some time in the San Antonio asylum, located in the north of the Santander capital, within an area of ​​high vulnerability.

Considering that they are the longevity people in the city, the Secretary of Development of Bucaramanga, John Carlos Pabón, announced that, in effect, they would be the first beneficiaries to protect themselves from contagion by the disease. This was communicated by Pabón:

We would start at the San Antonio Wellness Center because there are the two oldest people in the municipality, who are Mrs. Ana de Dios and Ana María

After a year of isolation for the prevention of contagion in the pandemic, The two Santander women will be able to meet again and hug each other more calmly with their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and even great-great-grandchildren.

With the priority of vaccination for adults over 80 years of age, it will be the San Antonio asylum in the center of Bucaramanga, where the beneficiaries will be safer from the risk of contracting the respiratory disease. Both older adults are under the care of the congregation of the Little Sisters of the Forsaken Elderly of Bucaramanga.

The ‘Ciudad Bonita’ has 721 older adults in places for their care, of which 50% are older than 80 years.

In statements to the Caracol Radio station, the Secretary of Development of Bucaramanga also announced that, the department will receive more than 3,500 doses to apply to private citizens in the first stage:

The vaccination is being distributed departmentally. 3,831 vaccines arrive in Santander for the elderly who are linked to welfare centers, that is, the so-called nursing homes. They have always been the most vulnerable population with the virus, and because we are focused we have always been wearing masks so that they can take care of themselves, we have been providing all the assistance for the care of life, and this is perhaps the best news we have received in all this month to be able to restore some dignity to the people of the municipality, since many activities that they used to do had had to be postponed

Including private geriatric homes, in Bucaramanga there are 682 older adults who are prioritized for vaccination with the Sinovac dose against COVID-19 in the city.

Considering that the San Antonio asylum in downtown Bucaramanga is the first to have an agreement with the mayor’s office to receive immunization, The city’s health authorities are awaiting the determination of the departmental epidemiological committee, which is in charge of analyzing among other households, which one has greater risks, concentration and space to apply the doses.