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Yesterday, the Ministry of Health clearly stated that you can use the CoronaVac vaccine, produced by the Butantan Institute in partnership with the Chinese laboratory SinoVac, in the National Immunization Program (PNI). But that did not satisfy the government of São Paulo. The Secretary of State for Health, Jean Gorinchteyn, criticized the lack of a date to start the vaccination. He reaffirmed that São Paulo will apply the immunizer as of January 25, as announced in the PEI (State Immunization Plan).
Yesterday the Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, estimated that vaccination should begin in February. But he did not want to present a date, because he prefers to wait for a record from Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency). CoronaVac has not yet been certified. But the Butantan Institute has promised that it will deliver all the necessary documents next week. Anvisa has already reported that, subsequently, it must respond within a maximum period of 10 days. Jean hoped that with this, the Ministry would plan an appointment.
“We have not received information on the date of immunization. But we have to get vaccinated. This virus has unfortunately arrived in a more important way now, in recent weeks, compromising more people and taking more lives. We can join the PNI. But in the meantime. do not start, we will start in São Paulo. We cannot lose lives and continue overloading hospital units. Waiting one day is too long. What will a month, 2 months say? It will be irresponsible to wait. We will start on January 25, yes “, promised Jean, in an interview with CNN Brazil.
Jean made it clear that the main obstacle is the Ministry’s lack of commitment to pay for vaccines.
“We need the Ministry to not only reflect the intention. It has the operational cost of the vaccines. We need to send this to Sinovac. Butantan has been willing to put these vaccines since July. And we proposed more, the possibility of having 100 million doses by July “recalled Jean.
The Secretary was asked what the PEI would look like if the Ministry wants to buy 46 million doses of CoronaVac. Jean said it won’t be a problem.
“We have 60 million doses until February. This is contracted with Butantan and Sinovac. In our 1st phase, which will run from January 25 to March 28, we will need 18 million doses for risk groups. This way it will not impact on subsequent doses that can be distributed to the ministries We have already received part of the vaccines, 120 thousand, we have more supplies that have arrived and will arrive tomorrow, in January, and 60 million doses for February “, calculated Jean.
