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Peru's FA Min: We secured COVID-19 vaccines for population, despite high demand

Photo: ANDINA/Ministry of Health of Peru

00:00 | Lima, Jul. 23.

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Allan Wagner has affirmed that the Transition and Emergency Government fulfilled the goal of securing enough vaccines for the population, despite the fact that there was high demand and competition around the world to acquire doses against COVID-19.

While giving an assessment of his administration, the Cabinet member stated that —although Peru had late entered the negotiations to acquire these doses— it was possible to procure the vaccines required to launch the vaccination process throughout the country.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs actively supported the Ministry of Health, with a view to ensuring that all Peruvians are eligible to receive a vaccine by the end of this year at the latest," Wagner expressed.

"This goal was widely met, despite being conditioned by the wide demand, the limited global availability of vaccines, and the unequal competition involving more developed countries that had early secured most of the vaccines available around the world," he indicated.

Likewise, the diplomat affirmed that more than 65 million doses and 10 million Sputnik V two-component vaccines (20 million doses) have been contracted so far leading to a total of 85 million doses.

Moreover, the high-ranking official stated that an extra contract for 10 million Sinopharm doses is in the process of being signed, to which 2 million from Pfizer are added. The latter were donated by the United States Government.

"All this will lead to a grand total close to 98 million doses of vaccines that may even be enough for the startup of a national revaccination next year," he said, adding that Peru has already received around 15 million doses.

Remarks were made at the Transfer with Transparency press conference held at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) on Thursday.

As is known, President Francisco Sagasti's administration —which took office in November 2020 to lead the Transition and Emergency Government— is set to leave office on July 28, 2021.

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Published: 7/23/2021

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