Over 700,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines land in Peru

Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Health of Peru

00:45 | Lima, Jun. 4.

Peru is one of the countries that signed the most contracts for the purchase of 60 million COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America. In fact, it has received more than 6.7 million doses so far to help save lives.

Within this framework, Peru has recently welcomed a total of 718,380 vaccine doses against COVID-19 from Pfizer pharmaceutical company, which will make it possible to expand the immunization against coronavirus in Lima Metropolitan Area, Callao, and various regions of the country.

Ministers Oscar Ugarte (Health) and Eduardo Gonzalez (Transport and Communications) supervised the arrival of this cargo at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima on Thursday evening.

On the occasion, the government officials were joined by Pfizer representatives.

The doses, which arrived on Peruvian soil, were sent by the COVAX alliance (468,000) and by Pfizer/BioNTech itself (250,380).

Last Wednesday, a batch of 700,000 doses from China's Sinopharm laboratory landed in the South American country.

As of June 4 at 00:30 a.m. (local time), 4,207,543 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Peru; 2,928,502 people were vaccinated with the first dose, while 1,279,041 have received their second jab.

Esta noche, el Perú recibió un total de 718 380 dosis de Pfizer que permitirán ampliar la vacunación contra la COVID-19 en Lima Metropolitana, Callao y diversas regiones del país. #PongoElHombro ???? pic.twitter.com/B9ph7Bt55E
— Ministerio de Salud (@Minsa_Peru) June 4, 2021

Las dosis que arribaron al país fueron enviadas por la Alianza Covax (468 000) y por la propia Pfizer/BioNTech (250 380). pic.twitter.com/uiMKAvWjgp
— Ministerio de Salud (@Minsa_Peru) June 4, 2021

Satisfechos porque acabamos de recibir 718,380 nuevas dosis de la vacuna Pfizer, y acompañados del ministro de Transportes y Comunicaciones y representantes de la farmacéutica estadounidense. Respaldo que nos fortalece y compromete. El esfuerzo es de todos. @Minsa_Peru pic.twitter.com/dJxTgv0H4d
— Oscar Ugarte Ubilluz (@ougarteu) June 4, 2021

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Published: 6/4/2021

Over 700,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines land in Peru

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