Health Min: 700,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Peru on May 13

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15:01 | Lima, May. 12.

A new batch of 700,000 Pfizer vaccines against coronavirus will land in Peru this Thursday, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte confirmed on Wednesday.

Thus, the Government relies on enough doses to continue immunizing the population against the virus, he pointed out.

Via Twitter, the Cabinet member specified that the doses will arrive at Jorge Chavez International Airport tomorrow at 6:05 p.m. (local time) on a KLM airline cargo flight.

"We are satisfied because it is the first time that such amount of doses will land in our country on a single day," he stressed.

A week ago, the Cabinet member indicated that weekly batches consisting of 700,000 vaccines would arrive in Peru this month, which will make it possible to meet the goal of immunizing all older adults nationwide before President Francisco Sagasti's term in office comes to an end (July 28, 2021).

Along these lines, Ugarte reiterated that 5 million people will be immunized thru that date, for which Peru has the capacity and human resources.

Additionally, he insisted on requesting the elderly population to attend vaccination centers on their scheduled dates.

Quiero confirmar que el lote de 700 mil vacunas de Pfizer anunciado hoy, llegará el día de mañana, jueves 13 de mayo a las 18: 05 hrs, vía KLM. Nos sentimos satisfechos pues es la primera vez que en un solo día llega esa cantidad de dosis a nuestro país. @Minsa_Peru
— Oscar Ugarte Ubilluz (@ougarteu) May 12, 2021

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Published: 5/12/2021

Health Min: 700,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Peru on May 13

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