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Peru: COVID-19 vaccines exceed 2 million

Photo: ANDINA/Ministry of Health of Peru

01:00 | Lima, Apr. 20.

To date, the Transition and Emergency Government has received a total of 2,027,520 COVID-19 vaccines from the laboratories with which it signed agreements for the supply of said doses, as well as through the COVAX Facility mechanism.

During a press conference held on Monday, Production Minister Jose Luis Chicoma stressed that

the immunization process is being strengthened nationwide thanks to the arrival of the said vaccines.

In this sense, the Cabinet member explained that 276,000 AstraZeneca doses were received on Sunday. These are added to the 200,000 Pfizer doses received on April 14, which lead to a total of 476,000 doses only during the past week.

"At the beginning of the Transition and Emergency Government, there was not a single contract signed for the acquisition of vaccines against COVID-19. To date, we have signed agreements for 48 million vaccines to land in Peru, which will arrive progressively throughout the year," he indicated.

Over 66,000 older adults vaccinated

During the first three days of the territorial vaccination, 66,348 adults aged above 80 from Lima Metropolitan Area and Callao were immunized. They received the first dose of the vaccine.

"The goal is to immunize 102,000 adults over 80 years of age at the end of these vaccination days, simultaneously in 22 districts of Metropolitan Lima and Callao," he said, mentioning that those, who could not attend the vaccination centers last weekend, would be allowed to do so this Monday and Tuesday.

It must be noted that the immunization of senior citizens will continue on April 23, 24, and 25, with additional dates for the laggards, in other 28 districts.

Besides, the goal is to immunize 77,848 older adults during this second stage.

Moreover, the minister revealed that more than 85,000 police members were immunized against COVID-19, as were 3,000 members of the General Volunteer Fire Department.

He added that 86,989 members of the Armed Forces have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

National Emergency Program

Concerning the economic reactivation, Minister Chicoma announced the launch of the Business Emergency Program —a competitive fund worth S/64.4 million (about US$17.73 million) to support almost 2,000 companies in order to adapt to the new reality caused by the pandemic.

He also said that this program is created within the framework of the Entrepreneurial Mipyme Fund, so that companies have a better capacity to face this economic crisis derived from the health crisis —through knowledge transfer, as well as technological adoption and adaptation.

Tras cuatros días consecutivos de vacunación territorial, un total de 66 348 adultos mayores de 80 años de Lima y Callao recibieron la primera dosis de la vacuna contra la COVID-19, iniciando su proceso de inmunización. #PongoElHombro ???? pic.twitter.com/Gd1LC1Pa6S
— Ministerio de Salud (@Minsa_Peru) April 20, 2021

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Published: 4/20/2021

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