Popular Force President Leonel Fernández on Tuesday called for an explanation from the Dominican government about the National Coronavirus Vaccination Plan (Covid-19), which will be implemented in the country once the vaccinations are done.
“We believe that it is necessary for the Government to decide and clarify to the population what the national vaccination plan consists of, and there must also be a training program for the staff to be continued and a communication campaign to the Dominican people. it is the first line and where it will be done “, Fernández expressed.
The Vice President of the Republic and the Director of the Public Health Cabinet, Raquel Peña, said this last week The process of socializing the coronavirus vaccination plan would begin, however, no information was ever provided about it.
“So far no one was able to send in the perfect solution, which is not strange. We are concerned about the national vaccination plan. Countries such as England, Spain, France have not been able to apply the vaccines, only Israel has been successful in this regard “, the President of the Republic exclaimed three times.
The Dominican government, through various agreements with various pharmaceutical companies, intends to obtain 20 million doses for coronavirus vaccination. The country expects 10 million doses of AstraZeneca, 8 million with Pfizer-BioNTech and 2 million with Covax.
The first doses of Pfizer vaccine were submitted in January, according to President Luis Abinader, however the vaccines have not arrived and the authorities have not yet provided a version.