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President Sebastian Piñera made a national chain to provide details of the vaccination process against COVID-19 after the approval of the dose of the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech by the Institute of Public Health (ISP).
The president stated that after reviewing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and the ISP, the pharmaceutical companies confirmed the shipment of 20 thousand doses in the remainder of December.
In this way it would be initiating the vaccination process by inoculating health personnel who work in ICUs, as well as considering the regions most affected by the pandemic.
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“This Christmas thousands of families will remember with emotion and sadness the loss of a loved one due to the pandemic. We want to share with each of these families the feeling of solidarity and accompaniment in their pain of all our compatriots“, The president began his speech.
Then would come the confirmation of the Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories to send the first 20 thousand doses of vaccines to our country. “In Chile the vaccine will be voluntary and free for all“Added the chief executive.
On the other hand, the president detailed what the priority population groups to receive the vaccine: ICU health personnel, people deployed in the health emergency (inspectors, police, military), older adults and other risk groups.
In addition to the agreements with Pfizer and BioNTech, Chile has held talks with Sinovac (China), AstraZeneca (Britain), Janssen (Belgium) and the Covax alliance of the WHO.
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