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President Iván Duque announced this Monday that Colombia signed “four confidentiality agreements with manufacturers to access the covid-19 vaccine” with which he hopes to have enough doses to start a massive protection of citizens. The revelation of the Head of State was made in an interview in the newspaper La República.
To the question: the United Kingdom began its mass vaccination plan, when will it begin in Colombia? How is the vaccination schedule and with which companies? The President replied:
“Colombia formally joined the Covax initiative, a multilateral initiative to promote equitably access to vaccines against covid-19. Through this mechanism, vaccines will be received for 20% of the Colombian population. At present, more than 180 countries have formally joined the initiative, which has a portfolio of 10 vaccine candidates, among others those already developed by AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Moderna, “he said.
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“Simultaneously, the country is advancing in bilateral negotiations with several manufacturers. In particular, confidentiality agreements have been signed with four of them. The main objective of making these direct purchases from manufacturers is to accelerate the expected vaccination schedule and expand the percentage of the population that would be vaccinated during 2021, “he added.
“Finally, it should be noted that the country is working on expanding vaccination capacity to reach a goal of 20 million vaccinated people per year, additional to those that are usually carried out through the Expanded Immunization Plan -PAI “, he predicted.
The newspaper asked him: Will vaccines prevent new days of confinement?
“According to what has been stated by epidemiological experts, it is estimated that an early vaccination of the population allows avoiding costs in health and the economy while bringing more benefits to the country. These benefits are based on a lower rate of contagion and of deaths and in a reactivation of the economy that makes possible a recovery of the economic activity “, responded.
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The President explained: “Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent isolation measures that have had negative effects on the economy. Although the economy and the labor market have recovered notably since March, some activities will only be able to operate at their normal level when the population is vaccinated. Additionally, the vaccination of the population is gradually reducing the susceptible population, reducing the probability of infections and the need to carry out confinements to contain the spread of the virus. “
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