A total of 332,640 doses of Moderna began to be distributed on Friday, September 24 in Colombian territory. They are second doses and there will be prioritization.
More of three million people They started their vaccination schedule in August and, to date, they have not been able to complete it because the process of receiving the second doses has had problems.
In the early morning of Friday, September 24 began the distribution of 332,640 doses (of the 689,220) that were in the cellar as a result of the lack of a procedure to guarantee that they were in optimal condition.
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Luis Alexander Moscoso, Deputy Minister of Health said that for the application of the second doses of Moderna Priority will be given to adults aged 50 years and over, and to people with comorbidities. “Then it will be passed on to the general population, who will only need to appear at the vaccination post. Finally, each territorial entity organizes, establishes a bill and a certificate or other mechanism ”.
In Antioquia and Medellín
The guidelines set forth by the vice minister will operate at both the departmental and municipal levels. “It is important that we bear in mind that Only 10% of the total of Moderna vaccines applied will arrive in Antioquia. These will be for people who for some reason should receive the second dose with a shorter interval of time, “he says. Blanca Isabel Restrepo, coordinator of the Covid Vaccination Plan of the Secretariat of Health of Antioquia.
Remember that at the end of August the Ministry reported that the period between doses for this vaccine would go from 4 to 12 weeks, taking as reference the experience of other countries and the scientific evidence. “Those who have a strengthened immune system can wait an interval of 84 days to receive their second dose,” reiterates Restrepo.
At the municipal level, he comments Milena Lopera, Undersecretary of Public Health of Medellín, “we have almost 200,000 users vaccinated with Moderna, of those 98,000 have comorbidities, which means that they will be prioritized together with those over 50 years of age ”.
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He adds that in case of receiving all the necessary doses, “we would effectively vaccinate everyone who arrives, without any barrier, But if we get less than we need, the right thing to do is to prioritize”.
Both the Mayor’s Office and the Governor’s Office affirm that they will be calling for the reception of these doses at the appropriate time through their social networks and the media. Finally, note that you can choose if, at the time of being enabled, you attend immediately or wait the maximum interval of 84 days.
The call is to be patient and continue with self-care measures. “Very surely when the second doses arrive at the department we will all want to receive their own immediately, but there will not be many. We ask for a little patience, that those who are authorized reach the vaccination points without creating crowds, with the corresponding distance and measurements. When the Ministry assigns us the doses and we receive them, we will be inviting them to come closer ”, concludes Restrepo.
To date the country only received 8.3% of the doses that he negotiated with the pharmacist.
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