The director of the largest pediatrics public hospital, the Dr. Robert Reid Cabral in Santo Domingo, and the president of the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) are open to vaccinating children 6 to 11 years. The Delta variant now in circulation in the Dominican Republic has been known to affect younger children more than the other strains.
The government has authorized that all schools open for in-person learning as of 20 September 2021. The Society of Pediatrics urges all children 12+ complete their vaccination schemes in time for the reopening of schools. In the Dominican Republic, the government has made available Pfizer vaccines for the inoculating of the children. Children may also get the Sinovac vaccine if this is the one available in their community.
The government in July began a mass program to inoculate children 12 years and older with Pfizer vaccines. The...
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