Tegucigalpa.
Honduras has given permission for the use of the Covishield Vaccine, manufactured in the India, as a method of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, a disease causing more than 173,000 infections and 4,260 deaths in the country, an official source in Tegucigalpa reported.
The use of the Indian vaccine was approved by the Sanitary Regulatory Office Country) from Honduras upon receipt of a request from the Ministry of Health and after review of World Health Organization (WHO) documentation.
The vaccine, developed by the British University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, was approved under the certificate of “emergency use”, detailed Arsa in a statement.
“The Honduran population can rest assured that this decision is based, taking into account emergency use authorizations issued by regional regulatory agencies such as: Health Canada; Argentina’s National Administration of Drugs, Food and Technology (ANMAT), and numerous publications of recognized scientific prestige, ”he emphasized.
The Sanitary Regulatory Office indicated that he values’ positively ‘the contributions of the academic sectors and other regulatory bodies striving for’ the well-being of the population and the Honduras
The institution also reaffirmed its commitment to contribute to “processes that facilitate the research and evaluation of potential therapeutic options by adopting flexible regulatory decisions without neglecting scientific sanitary rigor”.
The Covax / Gavi alliance promoting World Health Organisation (WHO) today confirmed that it will deliver 139,200 doses of covid-19 vaccines to Honduras in the coming days, out of a total of 428,000 allocated to the country.
As reported by the government, Honduras will purchase 4.2 million doses of the Russian vaccine, at a price of less than $ 10 each, after the regulatory body approves its use in the country.
The authorities of Honduras Health and Finance continue to review the details of the contract sent by Russia for the purchase of 4.2 million doses of the vaccine to immunize against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 2.1 million Hondurans.
In late February, the country received a donation from Israel of 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, which have already been applied to health workers at the forefront of the pandemic.