497,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines land in Peru

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00:00 | Lima, Jul. 2.

A new batch of 497,250 Pfizer vaccine doses against COVID-19 arrived in Lima on Thursday evening, as part of the direct purchase made by the Peruvian Government.

Health Minister Oscar Ugarte was in charge of receiving the cargo,

which will serve to continue with the immunization process nationwide.

"Today, a new batch of 497,250 Pfizer vaccines arrived, which will serve to expand and improve our service capacity to immunize more compatriots, not only in Lima and Callao, but also nationwide," the high-ranking official expressed.

"We are confident of exceeding our goal thanks to everyone's participation," he added.

The doses were transferred from Jorge Chavez International Airport to the warehouses of the National Center for Supply of Strategic Resources in Health (Cenares) and will later be distributed to different regions of the country.

The Cabinet member said the regions —which have already complied with vaccinating people aged 60 and above— are allowed to start to immunize their populations over 50 years of age, as well as members of native communities and teachers based in rural areas.

Likewise, Ugarte affirmed that President Francisco Sagasti's administration will leave 50 million doses for the next government.

Those doses will arrive in the second half of the year,

with the aim of continuing to immunize the population against COVID-19.

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Health has so far administered 7,569,763 doses —4,445,409 correspond to the first dose and 3,124,354 to the second dose.

Esta noche, un nuevo lote de 497 250 dosis de vacunas de Pfizer llegó al país, como parte de la compra directa al laboratorio. El ministro Óscar Ugarte recibió este importante cargamento que será distribuido a las regiones, en su totalidad. #PongoElHombro ???? pic.twitter.com/bbeFrYrYpk
— Ministerio de Salud (@Minsa_Peru) July 2, 2021

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Published: 7/2/2021

497,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines land in Peru

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