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New batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Peru

Photo: MINSA

19:39 | Lima, Aug. 22.

A new batch of 385,600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm landed in Peru on Sunday afternoon in order to continue the vaccination process throughout the national territory.

This batch is added to the 614,400 doses of the same pharmaceutical company that arrived on August 21, which makes for a total of 1 million doses confirmed for this weekend.

Their arrival at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport was supervised by Deputy Public Health Minister Gustavo Rosell and Deputy Benefits-Health Insurance Minister Bernardo Ostos.

According to Health Minister Hernando Cevallos, another 200,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive in the coming days.

In addition, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that more than 17 million doses have been administered throughout the country so far.

Esta tarde, el país recibió un nuevo lote de 385 600 dosis de la vacuna de #Sinopharm que permitirá continuar con el proceso de vacunación contra la #COVID19 a nivel nacional. pic.twitter.com/B6cWhtFMgY
— Ministerio de Salud (@Minsa_Peru) August 22, 2021

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Published: 8/22/2021

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