La Nación / From this Wednesday, two doses of anti-COVID vaccine will be required to enter the country

La Nación / From this Wednesday, two doses of anti-COVID vaccine will be required to enter the country

“Every person over 18 years of age, regardless of their place of departure, must present a vaccination certificate indicating that they have received at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine,” the health authority said in a statement. The measure, which exempts travelers with vaccines that require a single dose such as Janssen, affects residents … Read more

La Nación / Salud confirms that some 32,000 vaccines will expire this end of the month

La Nación / Salud confirms that some 32,000 vaccines will expire this end of the month

This Monday, the Ministry of Health announced that more vaccines are reaching the expiration date and are very concerned about the large number of people who refuse to receive anti-COVID doses. From the entity they confirmed that there are 32,000 immunizers that will expire at the end of December. The director of the Expanded Immunization … Read more

Health must increase immunization due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 in Alto Paraná

Health must increase immunization due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 in Alto Paraná

Since last week, Paraguay began with a new Vaccination Plan. This implies that in all vaccinations in the country the second and third doses of the different biologics available are applied. In the department of Concepción, vaccinators advance with the inoculations and are reaching the expected goal with these doses. From the Expanded Program of … Read more

would resume application of the Russian vaccine

would resume application of the Russian vaccine

The Ministry of Health summons people between the ages of 20 and 29 to receive the first dose against COVID-19 between Monday, September 27 and Wednesday, September 29, without considering termination of identity cards. There are currently 152,774 available doses of Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik V, which will be used in this age group. “From … Read more

La Nación / Borba announces the arrival of vaccines against COVID-19 through the Covax mechanism

La Nación / Borba announces the arrival of vaccines against COVID-19 through the Covax mechanism

The legislative initiative is promoted by Congressman Édgar Ortiz, who argued that the objective aims to lessen the tax burden for businessmen in the post-pandemic for a year. This is the bill “That exempts the payment of fines and interest for a period of one year to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), created in … Read more

donated vaccines arrived thanks to the management of the Executive, they clarify

donated vaccines arrived thanks to the management of the Executive, they clarify

After the president of the distributor La Policlínica, Norman Harrison, gave his speech in a political campaign for the PLRA in the city of Limpio, where he spoke about the management of vaccines, from the National Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa ) clarify that all Pfizer vaccines arrived in the country thanks to the efforts of … Read more

La Nación / Another load of the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Paraguay

La Nación / Another load of the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Paraguay

Dr. Luis Camera said that the only antidote for the Delta is to have a large number of people vaccinated. (photo: courtesy) – August 28, 2021 12:02 AM – Dr. Luis Camera, advisor to Argentine President Alberto Fernández, in an interview with Universo 970 AM and the GEN channel, spoke about the incidence of the … Read more

La Nación / Borba confirms arrival of more vaccines to the country

La Nación / Borba confirms arrival of more vaccines to the country

The Ministry of Health updated the schedule for the second dose for various vaccines, which will begin next Monday, August 23. Likewise, he announced that a total of 2,258,030 people have at least one dose against COVID-19 in Paraguay, while there are 1,533,405 people with two doses. “The total number of immunized people in our … Read more

Sinopharm terminated contract for “inexplicable reasons”

Sinopharm terminated contract for “inexplicable reasons”

Immunization against COVID-19 will cost the country a total of US $ 93,254,210, in exchange for 8,279,800 doses that will protect a target population of 4,139,900 Paraguayans against the virus. Until today, the Government paid US $ 33,431,296 and owes US $ 66,828,594. In return, only 234,000 doses were received (not including the batch received … Read more

Salud remembers the interval between one dose and another

Salud remembers the interval between one dose and another

The former Minister of Finance, César Barreto, sees it difficult for Paraguay to consume in the next 5 years the total surplus that corresponds to Itaipu Binacional’s energy production. He asserted that these resources could be used in investments aimed at the development of the country’s infrastructure, or create an investment fund where the amounts … Read more