February 17, 2021
Colombia’s coronavirus vaccination drive kicks off on Wednesday with controversies over unreported vaccines and a highly infectious strain from Brazil.
The government of President Ivan Duque pushed the start of its National Vaccination Plan forward to Wednesday after allegedly receiving the first 50,000 vaccines from pharmaceutical firm Pfizer on Monday.
These vaccines will be distributed regionally depending on the number of first line healthcare workers per province, according to Health Minister Fernando Ruiz.
National Vaccination Plan schedule
“Chaotic” start of vaccination drive
The vice-president of the Colombian Medical Federation, Carolina Corcho, called the prioritization of Health Minister Fernando Ruiz “chaotic” and stressed the shots would vaccinate 25,000 people.
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombians should have confidence in coronavirus vaccines, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz said on Thursday, as intensive care unit occupation levels in the country’s three biggest cities exceed 90%.
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 December 19, 2020.REUTERS/Amir Cohen/
Colombia hopes to vaccinate some 34 million of its citizens against coronavirus as it tries to secure herd immunity.
It has so far reached agreements with pharmaceutical companies to secure vaccines for 29 million people. The first delivery of 1.7 million doses of the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech will arrive in February, with vaccinations beginning immediately, according to the government.