Former Minister of Health of Ecuador vaccinated his mother and mother-in-law, reveals Ombudsman

The Ombudsman, Freddy Carrión, spoke about the irregularities found in the phase zero vaccination process, in which front-line medical personnel had to be immunized, but this was not fulfilled and journalists, businessmen were vaccinated. , former presidents, politicians and relatives of high authorities of the State.

Regarding this, Carrión revealed that in the investigations carried out by the Ombudsman’s Office it was found that the former Minister of Health, Juan Carlos Zevallos, not only vaccinated his mother, but also his mother-in-law.

“The former minister used resources and state officials to vaccinate his relatives, for his own benefit, now we know that she was not only his mother, but also his mother-in-law. Those are acts of embezzlement and influence peddling ”.

The official explained that they have requested that the information on the vaccination plan be made transparent, but the Government ignored this request, until the President of the Republic himself acknowledged that there was no planning.

“It is a national shame that a President of the Republic tells us that there is no vaccination plan, then we find that Ministers of State, their wives and relatives, who are not listed in the first line, were vaccinated Club members Rotary, but we see long lines of battered older adults to access a dose. “

On the other hand, Carrión warned that not having a vaccination plan and prioritizing vulnerable people to access immunization constitutes a serious violation of human rights.

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