More than 300,000 doses of the influenza vaccine for adults will arrive in Peru in two separate batches on May 1 and 2 so as to be distributed mainly in areas affected by low temperatures.
Cenares spokespersons told Andina news agency a couple days ago that both batches will land at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport before being transported to the warehouses of said institution and will be distributed according to the schedule set by Minsa's immunization strategy.
Meanwhile, Minsa reported that 2,195,000 pediatric doses of the influenza vaccine have been distributed to the Directorates of Integrated Health Networks (Diris), the Regional Health Management Offices (Geresa), and the Regional Health Directorates (Diresa), so that all establishments have doses in stock to vaccinate the child population.
These vaccines, which are part of the national vaccination schedule, were dispatched to all regions across the country through Cenares.
On the matter, Gonzales remarked that 83 deliveries of the vaccine against two influenza A strains (
H3N2 and H1N1) and one influenza B strain have been made from April 1 to date, which guarantees the supply of this important vaccine nationwide.
Additionally, he explained that all health centers in the country have been supplied the pediatric influenza vaccine and called on the population to bring their children to get vaccinated.
During this campaign, the pediatric influenza vaccine has been administered to children aged 6 months of age and above, as well as the other vaccines against 27 diseases specified in the regular vaccination schedule.
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Publicado: 30/4/2022