The US approves the donation of 1.5 million vaccines for Costa Rica

(CRHoy.com). -The College of Physicians reported this Saturday, June 12, that the United States Government gave them approval to administer a donation to Costa Rica 1.5 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

If the process is completed, these doses could be arriving in the country next week. Now, all you need is the endorsement of the health authorities and that “the government uses its good offices to help speed up the process.”

“They (US authorities) recognize that the College of Physicians is a responsible entity at the national level and, therefore, they give us the opportunity to administer these vaccines,” said the president of the college, Dr. Mauricio Guardia Gutiérrez.

The College of Physicians reported that Johnson & Johnson vaccines “They represent an excellent option to speed up the vaccination process.”

The professional union said that if the donation is made and the doses arrive, the idea is execute a mass mobile vaccination plan, with the help of private companies. The school said that there are shopping centers that have made their parking spaces available so that people do not have to get out of their car.

“We started conversations with health authorities in the country about this management that we are carrying out and once the approval is finalized, We will proceed to manage the logistics of the transfer and start of the vaccination“Added Guardia.

The college insisted that it is necessary to have a prompt response from the Government and, if positive, a rapid implementation of the mass vaccination plan. This, in order to avoid more infections and thus reducing the number of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.

Vaccines produced by Johnson & Johnson require less logistics to transport them, they should not be at very low temperatures, as is the case with those of Pfizer. On the other hand, only one dose is necessary.

The Ministry of Health had informed CRHoy.com that this vaccine already had the respective endorsement in case of being received, but through the Covax mechanism.

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