This new batch is the first to be received by the country as part of the COVAX mechanism. These doses allow vaccination of secondary health personnel, which is not directly related to Covid-19 patients.
The Department of Health authorities received another supply of COVID-19 vaccines this afternoon, intended for secondary health personnel who do not directly care for patients with COVID-19.
El Salvador received the first batch of Astrazeneca vaccines on February 17. Y This new batch is the first to be received by the country as part of the COVAX mechanism.
Delivery of the drug, which contains 33,600 doses, arrived at the international airport where it was received by the Minister of Health, Francisco Alabí.
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The Minister of Health was accompanied by the Minister of Defense, René Merino Monroy; Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, Director of the PNC; the PAHO country representative Franklin Hernández and the Medical Advisor to the Military Health Command, Karla Edith Trigueros.
The distribution of the second batch of vaccines will be overseen by the Minister of Health, the PAHO representative in the country, Franklin Hernández, and the Medical Advisor to the Military Health Command, Karla Trigueros.
The vaccines have been donated under the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX system, President Nayib Bukele reported Wednesday.
On February 17, the government began vaccinating frontline personnel after receiving the first batch of the antidote from India; 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were purchased by the government directly from the Serum Institute, one of the largest vaccine manufacturers in the world.
The authorities are hiding behind a confidentiality clause with the drug company so as not to provide details about the total value of the acquisition.
After starting the vaccination process on Feb. 17, Health Minister Franciso Alabí said that as of March 3, they had “ administered more than 20,000 vaccines to health personnel, ” which is in contrast to the number of doses announced by the government. had acquired.
The Ministry of Health aims to vaccinate 4.5 million Salvadorans. The queue to be vaccinated is followed by the elderly and those with chronic diseases who are also at high risk of contracting the virus.
One year quarantine statement has been completed
A year ago, President Bukele today promulgated a mandatory territory-wide home quarantine to stop the spread of the virus, although no contamination had been reported at the time.
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The measure lasted just over two months and according to several human rights organizations, during that time alleged violations were recorded in detention centers, ‘health fences’ run by the military and police, and ‘deprivation of liberty’ of civilians was reported as ‘punishment’ for allegedly skipping detention.
The Bukele Executive also established the suspension of classes across the country at the time.