QUITO, Oct 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mimes and some people dressed as superheroes created a fun and playful atmosphere in Quito, capital of Ecuador, as the country began to vaccinate children aged 6-11, with a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac.
Also, several kids carried signs with messages in support of vaccination, including: “Thanks to the vaccine, we will avoid catching the virus,” “I want to get back to class already, so I can meet my new classmates,” and “In memory of those who dreamed of this opportunity, get vaccinated!”
Ecuadorian Vice President, Alfredo Borrero, kicked off the vaccination drive at the Pichincha Provincial Council Educational Unit in Quito, as school children in the country are eager to return to school in person, after months of sheltering indoors due to the pandemic.
Wearing a lab coat, Borrero, a doctor by profession, personally vaccinated several of the kids at the vaccination site, which drew a large number of children accompanied by their parents.
“The vaccination process has never stopped, the process continues. Now we are in another age group, that is children and adolescents, because we want to reach collective immunity,” said Borrero.
“Let’s hope, in the following days, in the following months, we will get there,” Borrero said.
Thanks to progress in vaccination, today “we see a totally different panorama,” he said, while urging the public to continue to practice social distancing.– NNN-PRENSA LATINA
