COVID-19: 4.5 million vaccines will expire on March 31 Hernán Condori Ministry of Health Vaccines COVID-19 Peru | LIME

The Comptroller General warned that 4,526,250 vaccines from the laboratory AstraZeneca against COVID-19 are at risk of expiration as of March 31, which could generate losses to the State for S/125,740,007.

According to a report from the Comptroller, Cenares had stored 2,473,400 vaccines valued at S/68,693,792, with an expiration date between February 28 and March 31. Another batch of 2 million 052 thousand 850 doses for an amount of S / 57 million 046 thousand 215 also has an expiration date of March 31.

He also recalled that last February 28, 8,580 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine expired in the Regional Health Directorates of San Martín, Tacna and Madre de Dios.

ANOTHER 4 MILLION

However, the Comptroller’s Office warned that there are another 4,449,030 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, distributed nationwide, which have an expiration date of March 31 and April 30.

Between February 13 and March 11, Cenares has distributed the AstraZeneca vaccines – with a near expiration date – to the Integrated Health Directorates (Diris), Regional Health Directorates (Diresas), Regional Health Directorates (Geresas), Insurance Social Health (Essalud) and Metropolitan Solidarity System (Sisol).

knew that

• The Minister of Health, Hernán Condori, has ruled out the expiration of vaccines at the national level.
• The Minsa seeks to relaunch the vaccination program to avoid expirations.

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