Vaccination for youth aged 18 to 29 is overflowing. Will everyone get vaccinated?
New vaccination dates for younger people are announced, with some municipalities approving COVID-19 vaccines for ages 18-29. The truth is that the youth did not wait long, and by midday on Tuesday, July 27, crowds like never before were already in more than one district. Moreover, many young people resorted to photoshopping and exchanging proof of residency to obtain the Sputnik vaccine run out by Thursday, July 29, and replaced by AstraZeneca. Crowds showing up for vaccines made the news and brought up the question: will there be enough vaccines for everyone? Government response On Friday, July 30, Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexico City Mayor, informed in a press conference that she would ask the National Vaccination Program to speed up the corresponding doses in the rest of the city districts. Mexico still has enough vaccines to protect many, including those outside the 18 to 29 age range. However, some people are not all following the rules and are getting ahead of themselves during the process. For example: «On Wednesday, July 28, 28,859 people were expected to be vaccinated in the Miguel Hidalgo district; however, 54,143 showed up, a difference of 25,275 people between 18 and 29 years of age. In Benito Juarez, 28,035 people were expected on the same day, and 53,637 people turned up, a difference of 25,602. In Gustavo A. Madero, 111,152 people were expected, but 145,569 people arrived, a difference of 34,417.» Forbes reports many people bypass vaccination rollouts, going to other districts fearing vaccine shortages. In conclusion The reality could not be further from the truth. All city vaccination projections are complete; the elderly target wasn’t met, leaving plenty of vaccines available. In Mexico, like elsewhere, achieving widespread immunity remains a priority, with necessary measures already underway.