In view of the complaints of the people this morning, after arriving at dawn, to queue for the vaccination of the second dose and to cancel the trial, the adjutant general of the National Guard, José Reyes confirmed that the shipments scheduled to second dose, so you have to cancel the appointments and reschedule them.
“Shipments coming to Puerto Rico do not come according to schedule,” said Reyes, who said production by Moderna and Pfizer is not at the expected pace.
“Today we start with a limited number of secondary doses. A shipment of doses was expected to arrive in Puerto Rico on Monday for supplies. He has not arrived, he is scheduled to arrive today. People who were already scheduled receive an appointment for the next 24 to 48 hours, ”Reyes explained in a radio interview (WKAQ580).
The adjutant general of the National Guard asked the people not to despair, because the scientists explained that if you receive the second dose in 28 days, that dose … CDC said that up to 42 days, practically 6 weeks.
Reyes said that in the National Guard vaccination centers, if the amount of vaccines is exhausted, they ask people not to leave the lines, because they will schedule new meetings in a period of 24 to 48 hours.
The official explained that every week they receive between 75 and 80 thousand doses of vaccines between the first and second dose. He could not immediately provide a breakdown of how they were vaccinated between the first and second dose. Reyes indicated that Moderna has increased the doses they produce, which is why Puerto Rico now receives about 50,000 vaccines for the first dose a week.
Reyes later provided WKAQ580 with the following vaccine data:
- 544,825 vaccines received in Puerto Rico
- 481,005 vaccines distributed to suppliers
- 325,714 vaccines administered to date
Regarding the delivery they were waiting for yesterday, the official said that he expects the transport of vaccines to arrive on the island today.
Police, firefighters and other first responders reported that the process for the second dose was chaotic, as it was characterized by long lines starting in the early hours of the morning.