DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and Global Health of the Iberoamerican University (UNIBE), Dr. Robert Paulino Ramirez understands that the current vaccines in theory should be effective against the new Omnicron variant. Dr. Paulino Ramirez was interviewed by Huchi Lora and Carolina Santana for the El Dia TV news program.

“We have to understand that we are still in the pandemic, it is not over,” he stated. He criticized the local complacency with the virus when there are sufficient vaccines.

He said the government goal of 70% with two doses is not enough. He says the country needs to reach 80 to 90% vaccination levels.

He said the booster shot is recommended six months after the first two doses.

He remarked that the population should start thinking everyone may need to get an annual vaccine for Covid-19 in the same way people are recommended to get the...