Tegucigalpa.
Honduras authorized the use of the Covishield vaccine, Made in India, As a method to deal with the covid-19 pandemic, a disease that leaves the country with more than 173,000 infections and 4,260 deaths, an official source told Tegucigalpa.
The use of the Indian vaccine was authorized by the Health Regulation Agency (Earth) From Honduras after receiving a request from the Ministry of Health and evaluating the documentation provided by the World Health Organization (WHO).
the vaccine, Developed by the British University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, It was approved under the certificate of “emergency use”, detailed Arsa in a statement.
“The Honduran population can rest assured that this decision is based on the consideration of emergency use authorizations issued by regional regulatory authorities such as: Health Canada; National Administration of Medicines, Food and Technology (ANMAT) of Argentina, and numerous publications of recognized scientific prestige “, he emphasized.
the Health Regulation Agency has indicated that it “values positively” the contributions of the academic sectors and other regulatory bodies that seek the “well-being of the population and the protection of health in Honduras“.
The institution also reaffirmed its commitment to contribute to the “processes that facilitate the research and evaluation of possible therapeutic options through the adoption of agile regulatory decisions without neglecting health scientific rigor.”
The COVAX / Gavi alliance that drives the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed today that it will deliver 139,200 doses of covid-19 vaccines to Honduras in the next few days, out of a total of 428,000 assigned to the country.
The government has reported that Honduras will purchase 4.2 million doses of the Russian vaccine, priced at less than $ 10 each, after the regulatory agency authorized its use in the country.
The authorities of Health and Finance of Honduras continue to review the details of the contract submitted by Russia for the purchase of 4.2 million doses of the vaccine to immunize against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to 2.1 million Hondurans.
In late February, the country received a donation from Israel of 5,000 doses of the Modern vaccine, which were already applied to health personnel who are at the forefront of the pandemic.