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There are 10 research centers that are already underway with all the protocols to recruit at least 3,500 people each, and that will participate in the clinical trial of the Vaccine against covid-19 in its phase three carried out by the Janssen laboratory, of the Johnson & Johnson company, in Colombia.
“We will be advancing the first in the country and it will be a very interesting experimental process,” said President Iván Duque.
Meanwhile, the National Government expanded the purchase quota for the Covid-19 vaccine through the Covax mechanism to cover 20% of the Colombian population.
“We had initially set aside 10 percent access to vaccines. The decision we have made is to increase 10 to 20 percent of our population to access the vaccine once it is developed”, Explained the Minister of Health Fernando Ruiz.
With an investment of more than 200 million dollars are expected to acquire 10 million doses through the Covax mechanism, which is the multilateral purchase of 160 countries and that guarantees access to Colombia to the vaccine against Covid-19.
The Minister of Health also delivered a balance after completing a month of selective isolation with individual distancing responsible in an environment of economic reopening.
The head of the Health portfolio analyzed how a downward trend is maintained from the highest point in the mortality rate.
“From that peak of July 30 we have come decreasing the number of deaths steadily throughout the month without any appreciable change in trend at the national level, “he said.
He described the fact as very good news, added to the reduction of the RT index which is at 1.02 and the 43% availability of intensive care beds in the country.
“Today we have 10,724 ICU beds in the country, of which about 4,500 are available for Colombians to use in case of need“Ruiz Gómez added.
On the positive side, the minister announced that the resolution by which the payment for availability of intensive care beds corresponding to the months of September and October for public and private hospitals, in a great effort made by the National Government, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health.
Also, Ruiz Gómez pointed out that the mortality rate from all causes has fallen frankly since July 30, until reaching the index that has been had in the last five years.
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