The Nation / Pfizer Vaccine Makers Announce End Date for Pandemic

This Tuesday morning, 140,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country. Said batch comes from Spain, bought by the National Government from the European country.

Said batch will be used to complete the vaccination schedule of the people who received the first dose with the anticovid immunological.

Héctor Castro, director of the Expanded Immunization Program, clarified that all people who received their first dose until June 30 will be able to come and complete their vaccination schedule.

The Ministry of Health decided to adjust its calendar and allow all those who received their first dose until June 30 to receive their second dose of AstraZeneca starting tomorrow, Thursday. In principle, it was established that this week all those who received their first dose until June 15 would receive their second dose of AstraZeneca.

Finally, it was decided to continue with the immunization and extend the interval until June 30 thanks to the arrival of a new batch of 140,000 doses, purchased by Paraguay through the government of Spain.

Some 40,000 people must complete their vaccination and immunization schedule against covid-19, with the application of the second dose of the AstraZeneca platform during these three days. While the Moderna platform has 22,332 doses to complete the vaccination schedule for those people who received the first dose with this platform.

SPUTNIK V

The vaccination of the Sputnik V platform (second dose) continues today, for people who received the first dose until May 26. On the date those who have a certificate ending from 5 to 9 must appear, and tomorrow, Thursday, August 26, it will be applied to those who are left behind.

It is important to remind people to bring the vaccination card to receive the second dose, in order to speed up the work of the vaccinators. For available vaccination centers and hours, go to www.vacunate.gov.py.

VACCINATE AGAINST SYNCITIAL VIRUS

At the Hospital Materno Infantil San Pablo, the antibody is applied to girls and boys selected according to the risk parameter. Babies from various health regions are included. Vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus is to prevent bronchiolitis caused by this virus, which is very common in children under one year of age and, more frequently, in patients at risk, such as premature infants. The Ministry of Health mentioned that babies from the departments of Concepción, San Pedro, Cordillera, Guairá, Caaguazú, Itapúa, Misiones, Paraguarí, Alto Paraná, Central, Ñeembucú, Presidente Hayes, Boquerón and the country’s capital are included in this initiative .

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