Eyra Ruiz, Minister Counselor for Health issues, reported that in the next few hours the seventh batch of Pfizer vaccines will arrive in the country. Covid-19 containing 70,200 doses.
With this new batch, the total number of immunizations received by the US pharmaceutical company is 421,060.
He said that tomorrow 58,000 vaccines will be distributed for the second dose of stage 1B, specifically essential groups (National Police, firefighters, Red Cross and Sinaproc).
Regarding the coverage of the second dose, he said that it is currently 94%, thanks to the joint effort between the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Social Security Fund.
He added that Panama, due to its vaccination strategy Operation Panavac-19, is the third country in the region and the sixth in the world with the highest number of immunized people per 100,000 inhabitants.
He said that next April 5 will begin the application of the second dose of circuit 8-6 in its stage 1A.
To date, they have been applied 312,761 doses throughout the country since the first batch of vaccines arrived on January 20, according to the Expanded Program on Immunization (PAI) of the Minsa.
For his part, the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, said that while in many other countries there is a third wave of Covid-19, in Panama we have indices that we have handled the situation well.
The second rebound in Panama was controlled more quickly than in other countries, he said. The measures taken by the government have proven their effectiveness and it is reflected in the indicators that we present daily, Sucre said.
He stressed that according to Health experts we are the second country in the world with the best percentage of recovered patients according to the total population.
At the press conference, held at the headquarters of the Minsa, Sucre and Ruiz were accompanied by representatives of faith communities with whom they discussed the celebration of Holy Week, this year in the midst of a pandemic.
Sucre reiterated that all activities involving crowds, such as processions and spiritual retreats, are prohibited.
Rafael Valdivieso Miranda, president of the Panamanian Episcopal Conference, said that this year digital platforms will be used and that traditional faith platforms such as processions are prohibited.
However, he said that the temples that have the capacity to receive their faithful will be able to do so by complying with the allowed capacity and with all the biosecurity measures.
He added that nature gives us a great lesson and that it is an excellent opportunity to reflect on human weakness and rediscover our humanity. This pain has not helped to find the need for a redeeming God, he expressed.
Health authorities also recalled that walks are prohibited, and the intake of liquor in rivers, beaches and spas.
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