According to authorities, they will allow second-line health personnel to be vaccinated, which is not directly related to Covid-19 patients.
The government of El Salvador will receive a second batch of Astrazeneca vaccines against Covid-19 on Thursday, including 33,600 doses that will be used for health personnel not treating patients with this disease on the front line.
President Nayib Bukele said on Twitter on Wednesday that these are part of the COVAX system, a global alliance that allows countries in the region to receive the drug for free, which is led by organizations such as the Coalition for Innovation in the Preparedness for Epidemics ( CEPI), Gavi and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization.
“We will speed up the vaccination rate as we will be receiving larger batches soon,” said Bukele.
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Within the Government’s plan, the personnel of the National Civil Police, Armed Forces and Civil Protection will be the personnel of the National Civil Police, Armed Forces and Civil Protection, authorities have indicated that the personnel of the National Civil Police, Armed Forces and Civil Protection Civil Defense will be the personnel of the National Civil Police, Armed Forces and Civil Defense.
On February 17, the government began vaccinating frontline personnel after receiving the first batch of the antidote from India; There were 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that the government bought 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 they had “ administered more than 20,000 vaccines to health personnel ” on March 3, which contrasts with the number of doses announced by the government. had acquired.
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To experts in the field, the government has not been consistent with the data it has disclosed about the Covid-19 vaccination plan, nor has it provided details on how it is being applied, so they regret the lack of transparency from government agencies.
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.