TEGUCIGALPA.
Covid-19 vaccines donated by Israel A Honduras, which will start to be applied tomorrow to health workers, rekindles hope of the arrival of other drugs against the mortal virus.
The authorities in government They said that the next few days are essential, they anticipate having good news about the progress of negotiations they are doing directly with four pharmaceutical companies, while through the Covax mechanism it will be known when and how many doses the country will receive in the form of a donation. Honduras it is ready for the arrival of vaccines, both with the vaccination plan and with the legal bases for the entry of vaccines.
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To know vaccine Sputnik V It has an efficiency of 91.6%, the storage temperature is +2 and +8 degrees Celsius, which means that it can be stored in a conventional refrigerator. The price of the vaccine is less than $ 10 per dose. |
Yesterday, Sanitary Regulatory Agency (Arsa) has granted authorization for the emergency use of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
In a statement, the agency stated that the authorization is given after a technical evaluation of the documentation and once the special application has been submitted by the Secretary of Health.
Francis Contreras, the head of the entity, stated that the authorization opens the possibility to bring this vaccine in the country. “If Salud asks us for permission, it’s probably because vaccine will come in, “he said.
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80,000 Health workers are aiming to vaccinate Health Ministry authorities against covid-19, but so far they have registered 50,000 across the country. |
A few days before the arrival of the Modern vaccine donated by government Israeli, Arsa has approved the emergency use of this vaccine, so it is expected that Russia will be one of those who will arrive in the country in the coming weeks to immunize the population.
Sputnik V is a la Astrazeneca Yes Modern, which have already been authorized by Arsa for emergency use in the country. “So far we have no application for Pfizer vaccine approval; However, we have no problem because it is certified and approved by World Health Organization (WHO) “, said Dr. Contreras. Russia’s direct investment fund announced yesterday that Honduras has become the 36th country to approve Sputnik V.
The authorization of the Russian vaccine comes after government authorities reported that there are negotiations with Russia to bring it to Honduras. In addition, there are negotiations with the company Modern, Pfizer Yes Astrazeneca.
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This week, health authorities hope that the mechanism Covax say how many doses you will give and when you will deliver them in the country. |
Authorities ensure that Honduras will have 9.4 million doses of vaccine against covid-19, which is expected to immunize 81% of the population that is eligible to receive doses.
In addition to the acquisitions that the country manages directly, from 3.8 million doses of vaccine Astrazeneca which will donate the Covax mechanism and 1.4 million doses that Honduran Institute of Social Security (IHSS) purchased with the company Astrazeneca.
The vaccination process
Everything is ready to start vaccinating the 2,500 health workers with the doses donated by Israel, said the authorities of the Comprehensive Immunization Program (IAP).
Yesterday, the staff of the health regions where the vaccination will take place tomorrow was trained. Today, the food that will be used for the inoculation process is expected to begin to be distributed in those regions.
“The responsibility for organizing, planning, executing and evaluating this vaccination lies with the head of these four health regions. The program is going to deliver their deliveries, the scheduling is so that vaccination can start simultaneously in these four regions “, said the head of EPI, Ida Berenice Molina.
Last night, the Minister of Health, Alba Consuelo Flores, said at a news conference that the 5,000 doses of Modern vaccines sent by the Government of Israel will be received today at 10:00 at the Hernán Acosta Mejía air base by government authorities and technical staff from the Ministry of Health, Arsa and Customs and immediately, following established protocols, will be transferred to the National Biological Deposit of Secretary of Health.
As confirmed THE PRESS, of the National Biological Repository will begin the procedures for the distribution of the vaccine at the Regional Biological Deposits of Copán, Choluteca, Metropolitana del Distrito Central and Metropolitana de San Pedro Sula, the headquarters of the priority hospitals in this first campaign.
“The vaccination campaign against covid-19 will start on Friday, February 26 at 8:00 simultaneously, but previously the drug will be applied to the staff of the brigades in charge of applying the vaccine on Thursday at 14:30 at the location has not yet been decided,” in the statement.
Frontline staff were selected on the basis of a set of criteria established by the IAP Program, the National Advisory Council on Immunization and technical specialists in the field of Secretary of Healthsaid the minister. This is how the workers in the intensive care units will be vaccinated. covid-19, living room covid for high-flow patients and emergency rooms covid.
Through the Immunization Program, technical monitoring and surveillance will be ensured to comply with the established processes. “This Secretary of Health He instructed the heads of the health regions and the executive directors of the hospitals to strictly follow the operational technical guidelines in order to guarantee the quality and transparency of the process.
The list with the names of the 2,500 people who will be vaccinated on this first day will be available at the end of the process in each health region, “Flores said during the conference. He concluded that the vaccination process will be accompanied by civil society observers.
Confidence in the vaccines that the mechanism will give Covax As a donation, Honduras is one of the few countries in Latin America that has not yet begun vaccinating its population along with Guatemala.
Sectors call for transparency in vaccine applicationTEGUCIGALPA. Various sectors of the country are calling on the government to make the process of buying and applying the covid vaccine transparent and agile. The consortium of Covid researchers from Honduras, which consists of various professionals from the country, in a public letter asked the authorities to conclude formal, transparent and direct negotiations with laboratories producing covid-19 vaccines, scheduling a prompt request and scientific follow-up. post-vaccination with mandatory reporting of adverse events. In addition, that the purchasing process follows technical and scientific recommendations to achieve fairness and justice in the application of drugs. “For this, the respective mechanisms of transparency, honesty, education for the population and order in vaccination must be activated. This is the only way to achieve fairness and justice in its application, because coverage must be provided for everyone in every corner of Honduras, ”the letter said. The consortium called for priority to be given to vaccinating medical staff and ensuring that they provide better biosecurity and safe working conditions, as well as ensuring social surveillance by incorporating various independent organizations, including academia, trade unions and recognized organizations. against corruption. They called for the establishment of control mechanisms, “given that reforms to the vaccination law may open the door to irregularities such as unauthorized vaccination centers, the black market, illegal exploitation, vaccine trafficking and price abuse.” They advised the population to be clear that the vaccine alone will not eradicate the pandemic, but together with other biosecurity measures will allow control of the number of cases and reduce the severity of the disease. |