Chile will administer a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine starting February 15

Chilean health authorities have confirmed that, starting February 15, they will begin administering a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine to “selected groups,” including seniors, healthcare personnel, and people with comorbidities.

“We have calculated that, after February 15, we will begin with the fourth dose, with selected groups, just as we did at the beginning of the vaccination,” confirmed Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris, in statements to the radio station Duna.

Chile would thus join Israel, whose authorities announced on Tuesday that they would launch a vaccination campaign to administer a fourth dose to combat the spread of the new Omicron variant.

Chilean health authorities confirmed 981 new positive cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infected people to nearly 1.8 million. Six more deaths have also been reported, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 38,900.

(With information from Europa Press)

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