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According to global statistics, the 73, 5% of the world population has received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine – 19, however, Puerto Rico can be considered a separate case for its successful vaccination program .
According to data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 73% of the 3.3 million inhabitants in Puerto Rico have been vaccinated against the Coronavirus . That is, almost 7 out of each 10 is fully or partially protected to face the virus and avoid, in many cases, serious situations if
However, the Puerto Rico Department of Health was more emphatic in the success of its strategy, by ensuring that the 80. 7% of eligible people (12 years or more) 2, 298, 983 of 2, 848, 293 people have completed their vaccination.
Faced with the resounding success, it was the governor of Puerto Rico himself, Pedro Pierluisi, who assured that the Caribbean island remains the leader in vaccinations against Covid – 19 in United States and in the region.
”¡S We continue to teach in the battle against Covid – 23 ! Puerto Rico remains the leader in vaccination in the United States. Congratulations! ”, Pierluisi expressed in a tweet.
Even, it is also from It should be noted that in Puerto Rico there is the average of a single death on average per day due to Coronavirus , with a accumulated of 3,
In addition, are accounted for 42 cases each 24 hours , for a total of 151,393 from the beginning of the pandemic.
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