The Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced today that next Wednesday, October 19, the first batch of the vaccine versus monkeypoxas part of the industry’s commitment to protect Peruvians from the Monkeypox virus.
“The first batch of the monkeypox vaccine is expected to arrive in the country on Wednesday 19 October. This is 5,600 doses that are part of a total of 9,800 doses acquired by the country, ”she said. He added that the second delivery, of 4,200 doses, is scheduled for a month later, on November 16.
The ministry has announced that these are the “Jynneos” vaccines, from the Danish laboratory Bavarian Nordic, which it consists of a modified, live, non-replicative, third generation Ankara bovine pox virus. “These vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective,” she stressed.
He further specified that said lot It will be applied, in a first phase, to vulnerable populations previously identified with a higher risk of developing the disease severely.
Later, he assured him the arrival of the dose corresponds to the coordination carried out by the Government with the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Epidemiological situation
Minsa reported that there are 2,768 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country to date; 2,142 are located in the Lima metro and 189 in Callao, according to data from the Directorate of Public Health Surveillance of the National Center for Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (CDC-Peru).
Like this, reminded the population to maintain preventive measures, such as avoiding physical contact, including sexual contact, with people who have skin rashes or blisters that might be suspicious for monkeypox. Also, avoid skin-to-skin or sexual contact in places with a high flow of people like nightclubs or saunas.
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