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Health Minister Fernando Ruiz announced on Wednesday that the country signed a confidentiality agreement to negotiate the acquisition of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, three weeks ago.
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“We were pending, as with all vaccines, that the studies with the evidence on the efficacy and safety of vaccines were published. As with all vaccines, that has been the same process, as well as with those that come from now on, “he said.
The head of the health ministry added that “we are continuing all talks with Sputnik and the possibility of acquiring this vaccine is open. “
This week, an interim analysis of data from the phase III trial of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against covid-19 was released. suggests that a two-dose regimen is 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic disease; a protection that in people over 60 years is very similar and rises to 91.8 percent.
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“Our interim analysis of the phase III randomized controlled trial has shown high efficacy, immunogenicity, and a good tolerability profile in participants aged 18 years and older,” said Inna V Dolzhikova, from the Gamaleya National Center for Research in Epidemiology and Microbiology ( Russia).
On the other hand, the director of the National Institute of Food and Drug Surveillance-Invima-, Julio Aldana, confirmed that “in record time” The arrival of the vaccine from Sinovac, China was authorized, which, according to President Iván Duque, passed through all the evaluation of the experts, in a “fast and diligent process.
“As a result of the efforts of the national government, led by President Iván Duque, focused on access to vaccines and also leveraged on the current health standard in Colombia, which, among other things, has been recognized by the Pan American Health Organization as a facilitating element in this entire process and also the result of an articulated work between entities, today in record time, Invima authorized the importation of the CoronaVac vaccine, from the pharmaceutical company Sinovac, this is together with other vaccines that have already been authorized for this ambitious government vaccination plan, ”Aldana assured.
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Colombia Agreements
The Government has indicated that it expects to vaccinate 35 million people, depending on the type of mechanism it would be:
-Covax: 10 million people
– Bilateral: 25’250,000 people
For a total of 35,250,000
Regarding direct agreements with pharmaceutical companies, these are:
– Pfizer: 5 million people
– Astrazeneca: 5 million people
– Janssen: 9 million people
– Modern: 5 million people
– Sinovac: 1’250,000 people
For a total of 25,250,000 people
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