The Vice President of Ecuador, Alfredo Borrero, announced that the arrival of the first batch of Chinese CanSino vaccines will be for the first days of July.
This morning, President Guillermo Lasso announced on his Twitter account that they had completed the purchase of 6 million CanSino vaccines.
According to Borrero, the first batch, with 3 million doses, will arrive on the first day of July and, by the end of the month, the second batch will arrive with the other 3 million doses. The purchase is made with an investment close to $ 100 million.
“We will be able to immunize 6 million people,” Lasso emphasized, mentioning that these vaccines are single-dose.
This Friday, June 11, the arrival of more AstraZeneca vaccines is also expected, while another shipment from Pfizer arrived last weekend.
The Government, in addition, said that the vaccines are guaranteed with $ 550 million that are destined exclusively for their purchase. They insist on their promise of vaccination campaign to 9 million people in the first 100 days; that is, until the end of August this year. The Minister of Health, Ximena Garzón, clarified that it will depend on the pharmaceutical companies comply with the deliveries, according to the calendar.
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