This Saturday for the first time they arrived in the Bío Bío region 20 thousand doses of the covid-19 vaccine of the Laboratorio CanSino Biologicals Inc.
This vaccine also has the particularity of being applied in a single dose. Its storage and transport conditions are between 2 ° C and 8 ° C.
“Of the 20 thousand vaccines that arrived in the region, 16 thousand are destined for the provinces of Concepción and Arauco, declared the mayor of Bío Bío, Patricio Kuhn.
“We are happy to continue immunizing the population, with the conviction that this will allow control the spread of covid-19 ”, added.
On the other hand, the Minister of Health, Héctor Muñoz, commented that “The vaccine has been approved for use in emergency in China, Hungary, Mexico and Pakistan ”.
“This will allow us to continue with the successful vaccination campaign carried out by the Government of Chile,” he concluded.
The contraindications They are only set for people with an allergic reaction to any component of the vaccine or the like. Added to the list are people who have experienced severe allergic reactions vaccines in the past, as well as people with uncontrolled epilepsy.
Finally, the pregnant and lactating women.
“Before starting the application of the vaccine, a training for professional staff. So we are going to start the inoculation through the healthcare network from Tuesday, June 1, ”added Seremi.
To date they have arrived in the region 1,843,964 doses of vaccines against Covid-19: 1,395,529 doses of Sinovac vaccine, 392,435 Pfizer, 36,000 AstraZeneca and 20,000 Convidecia.
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