Gabriel Boric suspends his agenda for the third day due to the effects of the fourth dose against the coronavirus

The President of Chile, Gabriel Boricsuspended its activities this Thursday for the third consecutive day, because it has not yet recovered from the side effects of the fourth dose of the vaccine against Covid-19which he received last Monday in the community of Lo Espejo.

The 36-year-old president left his home in downtown Santiago during the day on Tuesday, one day after receiving the second booster dose of Moderna’s vaccine and had no public activities since then.

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This was reported by the president’s office, who this morning was going to receive the 2022-2026 National Strategy from the Presidential Advisory Council for Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation for Development (CTCI) at the Mirador Interactive Museum (MIM).

According to La Moneda sources, the head of state is working from home, located in the Yungay neighborhood. In his replacement, the meeting will be headed by the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Giorgio Jackson.

It should be remembered that the last activity in which Boric participated was in the delivery of credential letters to the new ambassadors of Portugal, Kazakhstan, Barbados, Estonia, Bulgaria and Qatar, which took place on Tuesday morning in the O’Higgins Hall of the Coin Palace.

During that day, the president had an appointment with the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and his pair of Public Works, Juan Carlos García, to work on the National Railway Development Plan. Nevertheless, that meeting was suspended until further notice due to the president’s discomfort, who that same day went home. Yesterday, meanwhile, he had no public activities and remained in the same place, as indicated by his environment.

Boric received a vaccine from the Moderna laboratory, which causes physical and muscular discomfort, headache and fever in most cases. The third dose He received it on December 24 in the commune of San Miguel, just three days after winning the second round of the presidential election against José Antonio Kast.

The month before, when he was still a candidate, tested positive for Covid-19 and entered quarantine along with other applicants to La Moneda with whom he had contact.

The president performs PCR tests every three days for prevention and during the day on Thursday it is up to him to undergo one.

Reuters Agency and newspaper El Mercurio / GDA

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