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The vaccine against covid-19 developed by the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca arrives in Portugal on February 9, the coordinator of the “taskforce” responsible for the vaccination plan, Francisco Ramos, revealed this Saturday.
“Approximately 113 thousand doses will arrive, unless an error occurs, on February 9,” the coordinator of the working group told SIC Notícias about the latest vaccine to be authorized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its introduction. in the market and administration to all people. over 18 years of age, in a decision made on Friday.
At the same time, Francisco Ramos said that another 10,800 doses of Moderna and about 80,000 of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine are expected to arrive this Sunday the next day, also expressing the expectation of the authorization of the Janssen vaccine by the EMA in March. , contributing to the strengthening of the vaccination rate in the country during the second quarter.
Asked about the controversy surrounding some episodes of vaccination of people who would not be among the priority groups of this first phase, as would have happened in the northern delegation of the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM) and in the Social Security of Setúbal. , the person in charge of the vaccination process against the covid considered it “regrettable”, but demarcated the “working group” of these cases.
“I am not trying to be aware of these situations. I don’t think it’s the task force or concern of the task force to look for someone who cheats. Other entities must act“, he stressed, and added:” What was done this week was to request the General Inspection of Sanitary Activities to carry out audits to ascertain compliance with the regulations and these criteria. “
Although he pointed out that vaccination in nursing homes is close to completion, estimating “some 30,000 people” still to be vaccinated in these establishments, due to the existence of outbreaks, Francisco Ramos also highlighted that help was sought from other entities to also reach illegal homes .
“There are few illegal addresses where contact has not yet been established. Precisely yesterday, Friday, the collaboration of Social Security and Civil Protection was requested so that the health units can reach these homes and establish contacts with those responsible, ”he said. famous.
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