, in parallel with frontline personnel of the armed forces and the national police,
announced on Friday.
According to the high-ranking official, it was initially thought that older adults could start being immunized on March 6.
However, he indicated, the date had to be adjusted to Monday due to the need to overcome some logistical issues related to the transportation of the
recently-arrived Pfizer vaccines.
The Cabinet member explained that there are 4 million people aged over 60, of whom 1.7 million are affiliated to the Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud). In that case, the vaccination will also begin on Monday, March 8.
Different strategies
"It is a population group much larger than that of health personnel," he said.
According to estimates, the amount of older adults in retirement homes amounts to 4,000 or 5,000.