Due to the increase in infections and the circulation of new variants of ‘concern’, such as Ómicron, the Ministry of Health declared vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory.
The decision is based on the Mandatory Guidelines for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, a document issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) on December 23, 2021.
There, the resolutions of the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE), of December 21, 2021 are included. Among them, the mandatory presentation of the vaccination card or certificate in public areas or for non-essential activities; Those dedicated to health, education, work and public services are exempt.
The measure has a legal basis. In numeral 4 of article 6 of the Organic Health Law it is read “declare the mandatory nature of immunizations against certain diseases, under the terms and conditions that the national and local epidemiological reality requires; define the standards and the basic national immunization scheme; and, to provide the population with the necessary elements to fulfill it at no cost ”.
Likewise, in the Constitution of the Republic, in its article 32, it is detailed that it is a right that the State guarantees through public policies, programs, actions and timely services for the promotion and comprehensive health care. For its part, in paragraph 7 of article 83 of the Magna Carta, it is the duty of Ecuadorians to promote the common good and put the general interest before the particular interest.
Alexander Schallenberg, Austria’s Acting Chancellor, noted on December 19 that “despite months of persuasion, we have not been able to convince enough people to get vaccinated.” 66% of the population of that nation had the complete vaccination schedule in mid-November.
The authorities will monitor and control the application of the provisions of this document. Immunization will not be mandatory for people with any medical condition or contraindication. To do this, they must present a certificate.
As of Tuesday, December 21, 12.4 million people have the complete scheme (two doses). It represents 77.2% of the 16 million inhabitants that make up the target population to be vaccinated (from 5 years of age).
After the holidays for the Day of the Dead, Independence of Cuenca and Fundación se Quito, there has been an increase in cases of COVID-19. Between December 20 and 21 there was an increase of 467 infections in the country, according to the latest report published on December 22.
There was also an increase in the occupation of beds in the medical units. In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the percentage ranges between 24 and 77% in the health establishments of the comprehensive health network, which groups together medical units of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS ), Social Security Institute of the National Police (ISSPOL), Social Security Institute of the Armed Forces (ISSFA) and private clinics
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