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The Public Ministry investigates the theft of a box with 40 doses of the vaccine against Covid-19 Sinovac from Cesfam Miguel Ángel Arenas López de Curicó, in the Maule Region, an episode that occurs less than 24 hours after the disappearance of two injection units from the same laboratory in Calbuco, in the Los Lagos Region.
The disappearance of the formulas was denounced by the health authorities in the area in order to determine the whereabouts of the doses as soon as possible.
The Investigative Police (PDI), who was in charge of the investigations by instruction of the Prosecutor’s Office, reported that the fact was typified as a case of “aggravated theft” Y He called on the population not to buy stolen vaccines.
“For the community’s knowledge, vaccines, as is well known, have three requirements: they are voluntary, they are distributed by the authority and they have no cost, so if you manage to know or see that someone is going to generate another instance, it is obviously not (legal or health insurance). Further, (the doses) have lost their cold chain and, therefore, they should not be active and it is unknown if they can cause any harm “said the PDI provincial chief in Curicó, subprefect Gino Gutiérrez.
“The PDI has been formed with the Robbery Brigade, which is carrying out the pertinent procedures with experts from the Criminalistics Laboratory,” said the detective.
CASE BACKGROUND
According to preliminary information, the disappearance of the 40 doses was uncovered around 9:00 p.m. on Monday by Cesfam officials, at the close of the mass vaccination day.
“In the afternoon count, in one of the refrigerators of a winery in this Cesfam, when making the quadrature it is seen that a box is missing corresponding to 40 units. The corresponding protocol was activated, making the complaint to the PDI“The municipal director of Health reported tonight, Nelson Gutierrez.
#Maule: The @PDI_Maule investigates the loss of 40 doses of vaccines #Sinovac from Cesfam de Los Aromos from #Curico. Municipality initiated a summary investigation @Cooperative #YoMeVacuno #CooperativeInHome pic.twitter.com/Ak8aFpMIsp
– Jaime Morales Amaya (@MoralesAmaya) February 9, 2021
Gutiérrez also detailed that it is a significant number of missed doses that it damages “the work of a team”, but they will be “working with the desire to be able to comply with our users”.
In the cellar of the enclosure and outside the Cesfam there are surveillance cameras and the images of the recordings are already in the possession of the police.
#Maule: Subprefect @PDI_Maule from #Curico, Gino Gutiérrez, assured that they are investigating the crime classified as aggravated theft of 40 doses #Sinovac from a Cesfam of the commune. “They have already lost the cold chain and we do not know if they are a risk,” said the agent @Cooperative #YoMeVacuno pic.twitter.com/0DKQ9jYNBF
– Jaime Morales Amaya (@MoralesAmaya) February 9, 2021
HEALTH SERIES: “IN NO CASE DOES IT AFFECT THE CONTINUITY OF THE VACCINATION PROCESS”
From the Seremi de Salud del Maule they reported that “An administrative summary will be instructed and the antecedents will be available to the Prosecutor’s Office.”
Likewise, the health authority clarified that “In no case does this fact affect the continuity of the vaccination process, which will continue its normal progress in Maule with the schedule established by the Ministry of Health “.
#Maule: The @SeremiSaludM reported that a health summary was initiated for the loss of 40 doses #Sinovac from a Cesfam of #Curico. “In no case, this fact will affect the continuity of the vaccination process”, they assured from the portfolio @Cooperative #YoMeVacuno pic.twitter.com/xyGfoVD1JY
– Jaime Morales Amaya (@MoralesAmaya) February 9, 2021
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