Health receives more than 1 million doses Pfizer to continue vaccination of adolescents

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After several days of waiting and confusing information from government authorities regarding the reception and application of Pfizer vaccines, this Thursday 1,000,350 doses of this drug against COVID-19 arrived at La Aurora International Airport.

Health authorities indicated that the batch of Pfizer vaccines that entered is intended to continue the vaccination of minors between 12 and 17 years old and corresponds to a delivery through the Global Access Fund for COVID-19 Vaccines (COVAX).

In the act of delivery of vaccines, the Minister of Health, Francisco Coma pointed out, “we can officially say that vaccination has been opened for the population between 12 and 17 years of age.”

This is due to the fact that at first it was programmed that the first adolescents to be vaccinated would be those with comorbidities; However, this was not the case and it was applied to young people in a healthy state, which caused a shortage of the drug in the vaccination centers after a few days.

The official added, it is the beginning of future deliveries of this type of vaccines, “the objective is to reach segments of the population that have not been vaccinated due to the lack of availability of specific vaccines.”

EAT FOR INDOOR VACCINATION

The head of the Health portfolio, Francisco Coma said that there is a significant effort to modify strategies in the most remote communities, as well as for the population to understand the importance of getting vaccinated.

It was added that the doses are intended to continue the vaccination of minors between 12 and 17 years old and correspond to a delivery through the COVAX mechanism. pic.twitter.com/pdsFPsFEgz

– La Hora newspaper (@lahoragt) November 18, 2021

“We are making specific interventions in those municipalities that did not want to be vaccinated, we are sending dialogue teams prior to going with the vaccine and the results are being extraordinary,” he explained.

Coma added that a clear message is being carried, “the population is agreeing to be vaccinated and for this the participation of local authorities and actors has been fundamental.”

Vaccination does not prevent us from becoming infected, but it does significantly reduce the risk of dying, the official emphasized.

The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance received this morning a batch of 1,000,350 doses of the vaccine #Pfizer, biological that will contribute significantly to the immunization of pregnant women and the population aged 12 to 17, according to the National Vaccination Plan against #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/lXcH5gRz6s

– Ministry of Public Health (@MinSaludGuate) November 18, 2021

After receiving the doses of Pfizer vaccines in the Combexin warehouses, the immunizers were transferred to the National Center for Biologicals and later distributed in the vaccination centers against COVID-19.

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