Around 1,260 people were inoculated against covid-19 with expired doses of the Pfizer vaccine, as detailed this Saturday by the Los Lagos Health Seremi. The doses in question had up to 34 days of defrosting, being 31 days in which they remain valid.
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1,260 inhabitants of the Los Lagos region received doses of the expired vaccines from Pfizer, after losing cold chain.
From the Ministry of Health, they detailed that they are 1,052 in the province of Chiloé, to which there are 120 inoculated in Fresia.
The above, plus 55 in Río Negro province of Osorno and 39 in Calbuco, reaching a total of 1,000 266 affected.
The contingency is generated after that between Tuesday and last Thursday, doses that exceeded 31 days were used outside the super freezer in which they are kept, losing the effectiveness of the drug.
The surrogate seremi of Health, Marcela Cardenas, explained that there are instances in which it is possible to notice the proximity of the dates in which they are no longer usable.
Expired vaccines
“Here each one of the people who handle vaccines has the responsibility of check the corresponding information “said the seremi regarding expired vaccines.
“Yes OK we are not diminishing our responsibility, but if I am going to administer a dose, I must verify that all the information is met, “he said.
He reiterated and emphasized that there will be no health risks, but if there are low immunity For this reason, a team of more than 52 people has been articulated working to contact the “Badly vaccinated”.
By contingency, the mayor of Ancud, where there is 402 people affected by the contingency, filed a complaint with the Public Ministry, as confirmed by the communal chief, Carlos Gomez.
“In our opinion, there could be an infringement of article 318 of the penal code, for endanger public health. On the other hand, we are presenting a complaint in the regional Comptroller’s Office so that the administrative responsibilities of the matter are determined ”, he concluded.
It is expected that within the next few days a new inoculation process will begin for the people who were inoculated with the doses. that were not in a condition to be used.
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