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Photo: Reuters. President Ivan Duque announced a trial vaccination run could begin between this week and the first week of January
Colombia plans to launch a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus in February, President Ivan Duque announced. In an interview with a local radio station, Duque said a trial vaccination run could begin between this week and the first week of January.
He also said his government has researched to obtain the “best” vaccines for the country, where more than 1.5 million people have tested positive and over 40,000 people have died from the disease.
Colombia to receive 1.7 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in February By Julia Symmes Cobb
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen as medical staff are vaccinated at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE in February, the country health ministry said on Monday.
The 1.7 million doses are enough to vaccinate about 850,000 people as each requires two doses. First in line for inoculations will be healthcare workers and those over 80 years old, officials said in a statement.
BOGOTA (REUTERS) - Colombia has inked deals with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and AstraZeneca to provide 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, President Ivan Duque said on Friday (Dec 18).
The Andean country topped 40,000 coronavirus deaths and witnessed a new record for daily confirmed cases, reaching 13,277 on Friday. It has had nearly 1.5 million confirmed cases. We have closed a deal with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the acquisition of 10 million doses. We have also closed a deal with AstraZeneca for the acquisition of 10 million doses, Duque said on his nightly television broadcast.
The 10 million doses each from Pfizer and AstraZeneca and 20 million doses, which will be received through the Covax mechanism will cover two doses for 20 million people, pending approvals by the national health regulator, Duque added.
Colombia vows universal access to free COVID vaccines
December 10, 2020
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Wednesday signed off a decree granting universal access to free vaccination against COVID-19.
The president issues a decree giving citizens free access to vaccines that would dramatically reduce the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 38,000 people in Colombia since it was first registered early this year.
The Senate and the House of Representatives voted in favor of universal access to vaccination on Friday already, but Duque used the extraordinary powers that came with a health emergency the president declared in March instead.