Ecuador starts vaccination of second booster shots

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Ecuador starts vaccination of second booster shots

STORY: Ecuador starts vaccination of second booster shots DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Quito CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLOS ALBERTO ONTANEDA, Second booster shot receiver STORYLINE: Ecuador has started to administer the second booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines, according to Minister of Public Health Ximena Garzon. It is the second country in Latin America after Chile to do so. The minister also said the country has enough vaccines to continue to administer first and second doses as well as the two booster shots for its people. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLOS ALBERTO ONTANEDA, Second booster shot receiver "I believe that this is a major source of protection for those who still have to work. I take advantage of this moment to thank the national government for the possibility of having this second booster shot." The announcement came as Ecuador is fighting the fourth wave of the pandemic. Now the numbers of infections and deaths are on the decline. Officials

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