According to the Ministry of Health, there are multiple processes that guarantee safe vaccination in Colombian territory: vaccine inspection by the National Regulatory Authority, guarantee of the cold chain, definition of tactics and vaccination strategies, definition of waste management and communication.
“Compliance with all requirements is an obligation, that is why the Ministry of Health acquired 757,400 doses of Moderna Bivalent vaccine (BA.4/5), which arrived in the country since last September 28, 2023,” he said.
He highlighted that this administration carried out the procedures required to legalize the biological and begin distribution for its application; in accordance with the National Vaccination Plan (PNV).
“The vaccine from the Moderna Bivalent laboratory was acquired and imported by the National Disaster Management Unit (UNGRD) which was delivered to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection”, he stated.
It is worth clarifying that the nationalization, legalization and release of the amount documents, a procedure specific to the importer (UNGRD), took more than 30 days to begin the distribution of the vaccine to the territorial entities of the departmental and district order.
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The Ministry of Health also confirmed that the regulatory management was carried out for the modification of the guidelines of the National Health Plan.e Vaccination against COVID-19 with the inclusion of the Moderna Bivalent vaccine.
“Likewise, planning and technical tests were carried out to guarantee the cold chain and transportation of the biological with the objective of optimizing the useful life of the vaccines and allowing territorial entities to micro-plan for the management of the vaccine,” he said. .
2023-12-14 00:27:03
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