TEGUCIGALPA.
Covid-19 vaccines given by Israel a Honduras, which will begin to be applied tomorrow to health workers, revive the hope of the arrival of other drugs against the deadly virus.
The authorities of the Government stated that the next few days are key, they expect to have good news about the progress of negotiations they are doing directly with four pharmaceutical companies, while through the COVAX mechanism will know when and how many doses the country will receive in the form of a donation . Honduras 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 the vaccine Sputnik V has an efficiency of 91.6%, its storage temperature is +2 and +8 degrees Celsius, which means it can be stored in a conventional refrigerator. The price of the vaccine is less than $ 10 per dose. |
Yesterday, the Health Regulation Agency (Arsa) gave permission for emergency use in the country of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
Through a statement, the agency stated that the authorization is given after conducting a technical evaluation of the documentation and once the special application has been submitted by the Secretary of Health.
Francis Contreras, head of the entity, said that with the authorization opens the possibility of bringing this vaccine to country. “If Health asks us for permission it is probably because the vaccine will enter, ”he expressed.
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80,000 Health workers aim to vaccinate the covid-19 authorities of the Ministry of Health, but so far carry 50,000 registered nationwide. |
Days before the arrival of the Moderna vaccine given by the Government Israeli, Arsa approved the emergency use of this vaccine, so it is expected that Russia will be one of those that would be arriving in the country in the coming weeks to immunize the population.
Sputnik V is a la Astrazeneca i Modern, Which were already authorized by the Arsa for emergency use in the country. “So far we have no application to approve the Pfizer vaccine; however, we have no problem doing so, as it is a certified and approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) “, said Dr. Contreras. The Russian Direct Investment Fund announced yesterday that Honduras has become the 36th country to approve the Sputnik V.
Authorization of the Russian vaccine is given after government authorities reported that there are negotiations with Russia to bring it to Honduras. In addition, negotiations are underway with the company Modern, Pfizer i Astrazeneca.
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This week, Health authorities expect the mechanism Covax say how many doses you will give and when you will deliver them home. |
Authorities say Honduras will have 9,400,000 doses of vaccine against covid-19, With which it is expected to immunize 81% of the population that is eligible to receive doses.
Apart from the purchases that the country manages directly, 3.8 million doses of the vaccine are insured. Astrazeneca which will give the COVAX mechanism and 1.4 million doses that the Honduran Institute of Social Security (IHSS) acquired with the company Astrazeneca.
Vaccination process
Everything is ready to start vaccinating the 2,500 health workers with the doses given by Israel, the authorities of the Comprehensive Immunization Program (PAI) have assured.
Yesterday, the staff of the health regions where the vaccination will be carried out tomorrow was trained. Today it is expected to begin distributing in these regions the tickets they will use for the inoculation process.
“The responsibility for carrying out the organization, planning, execution and evaluation of this vaccination rests with the heads of these four health regions. The program will give them the tickets, the programming is for the vaccination to start simultaneously. in these four regions, “said the head of the PAI, Anada Berenice Molina.
Last night, the Minister of Health, Alba Consuelo FlorsHe told a news conference that the 5,000 doses of Modern vaccines sent by the Government of Israel will be received today at 10:00 am at the Hernán Acosta Mejía Air Base by the Government authorities and technical staff of the Ministry of Health, Arsa and Customs, and immediately, following the established protocols, will be transferred to the National Biological Warehouse of the Secretary of Health.
As confirmed THE PRESS, Of the National Warehouse of Biological will initiate the procedures for the distribution of the vaccine to the Regional Warehouses of Biological of Copán, Choluteca, Metropolitan of the Central District and Metropolitan of San Pedro Sula, headquarters of the hospitals prioritized in this first campaign.
“The vaccination campaign against covid-19 will begin on Friday, February 26 at 8:00 am simultaneously, but the drug will previously be applied to the staff of the brigades in charge of the application of the vaccine on Thursday at 2:30 pm in a location yet to be decided, “the statement said.
The front-line staff was chosen on the basis of a series of criteria established by the PAI Program, the National Immunization Advisory Council and technical specialists from the Secretary of Health, Said the minister. This is how workers in intensive care units, wards, will be vaccinated covid-19, room covid for high flow patients and emergency rooms covid.
Through the Immunization Program, technical monitoring and supervision will be provided for compliance with the established processes. “This Secretary of Health has instructed the heads of health regions and executive directors of the hospitals for strict compliance with the operational technical guidelines to ensure 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, “said Flowers during the conference. He concluded that the vaccination process will be accompanied by monitors from the civil society.
Confident in the vaccines that the mechanism will give Covax in the form of 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. Different sectors of the country are asking the Government to make the process of acquiring and applying the covid vaccine transparent and agile. The Consortium of Covid Researchers of Honduras, which is made up of different professionals from the country, in a public letter demanded that the authorities close formal, transparent and direct negotiations with the laboratories producing vaccines against covid-19, agendando rapid application, as well as post-vaccination scientific follow-up with mandatory reporting of adverse events. In addition, that the purchasing process respects the technical and scientific recommendations to achieve fairness and justice in the application of drugs. “For this, the respective mechanisms of transparency, honesty, education of the population and order in vaccination must be enabled. Only in this way will it be possible to achieve equity and justice in its application, as it must ensure the coverage for everyone in every corner of Honduras, ”the letter states. The consortium called for priority to be given to vaccinating health personnel and providing them with better biosecurity tickets and safe working conditions, as well as ensuring social oversight by incorporating various independent organizations, including the academy, guilds and organizations recognized for their fight against corruption. They called for control mechanisms to be put in place, “given that reforms made to the vaccination law may open the door to irregularities such as unauthorized vaccination centers, the black market, illicit exploitation, vaccine trafficking and price abuses “. The population was advised to be clear that the vaccine alone will not eradicate the pandemic, but along with other biosecurity measures will allow control over the number of cases and reduce the severity of the disease. |