Colombia will receive more than five million vaccines Pfizer from Spain

The Government of Spain will donate in the coming weeks to Colombia 5.488,470 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine against covid-19 through the Covax mechanism, reported official sources this Sunday.

“In line with its unconditional defense of fair, equitable and universal access to vaccines against covid-19, and in the context of the good health management of the Colombian Government, España is preparing to donate a new batch of 5,488,470 doses of vaccines in the coming weeks Pfizer, “the Spanish embassy said in a statement.

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With this delivery, the third in the European country, the total of vaccines donated by Spain to Colombia will amount to 6,546,070 doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

“The donation shows, once again, Spain’s commitment to the health and well-being of the Colombian people, following strictly epidemiological criteria endorsed by the Pan American Health Organization (OPS), “the statement added.

FIRST DONOR OF VACCINES TO COLOMBIA

This donation places Spain as the first international donor of vaccines to Colombia, followed by the United States, with 6,000,000 doses to date.

These figures “show, once again, Spain’s commitment to the health and well-being of the Colombian people,” the information added.

For its part, the Colombian Government expressed its gratitude and highlighted this donation “as a fraternal gesture that contributes to further consolidating relations between the two countries, that are today at the highest level in their history. “

According to the Spanish embassy, ​​the vaccines, which will be distributed at the beginning is this year with the logistical support of the OPS is also another action of the Team Europe / Team Europe in Colombia, made up of the European Union and its member states.

“Likewise, this donation is part of the effort of Spain for providing a joint and supportive multilateral response to the pandemic, which has hit the Latin American and Caribbean region especially, with which it maintains close historical and cooperative ties, “the statement added.

COMMITMENT TO COOPERATION

The embassy recalls that for this reason, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced, during the XXVII Ibero-American Summit, that he was holding in Andorra, a donation of at least 7.5 million vaccines for countries in this American region, that has been materializing since last August.

“Since then, donations to the Latin American region and the Caribbean have been increasing, reaching today more than 20 million assigned doses, which makes Spain the second international donor of vaccines in the region. Of that total, Colombia is the first recipient, “the statement said.

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According to data from the Colombian Ministry of Health, The country has received 84.3 million vaccines against covid-19 and a total of 64,690,489 doses were applied throughout 2021.

Of that total, 28,323,837 million people already have their full immunization schedule, while 3,324,832 have received a booster dose.

The embassy of Spain also highlighted that that country has donated more than 50 million vaccines to date, which positions it as the sixth largest donor in the world and the fourth in the European Union.

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