Bogota Colombia faces the possibility of running out vaccines against him COVID-19which could compromise the immunization program for children, pregnant women and the elderly, warned a senior Colombian official on Tuesday.
The head of the Attorney General’s Office, Margarita Cabello, the body in charge of supervising Colombian public officials, revealed that since April she has been unsuccessfully requesting information from the Ministry of Health on the measures taken to advance the vaccination of these populations. .
Cabello also reported on an ongoing investigation into the shortage of medicines in the country, the responsibility of which would fall on the health authorities.
“There is a real risk that Colombians will run out of vaccines against COVID-19 and its variants,” said the official in a video posted on the Attorney General’s Twitter account. In addition, she expressed her surprise at the lack of response from the Ministry of Health to the questions raised by the control body.
The Attorney General’s Office asked the ministry for a detailed inventory of vaccines against the new coronavirus, including their expiration dates, among other relevant data.
According to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering, since the start of the pandemic in Colombia there have been 142,339 deaths and 6.3 million cases of COVID-19.
The situation raised by the senior official generates concern in the country, since the lack of vaccines could have a significant impact on the fight against the pandemic, especially on the most vulnerable groups. Authorities are expected to take immediate action to address this situation and ensure adequate supply of vaccines to protect the Colombian population.
FUENTE: With AP information
2023-06-27 22:31:31
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