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Santa Cruz does not receive instructions for the use of vaccines Modern doses that are already applied in other regions

At the beginning of January, a batch of 1,965,600 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in the country, a support for the fight against covid-19. To the days, these began to be applied in La Paz, Cochabamba and Pando. While Santa Cruz, more than a week apart, a batch just arrived this Thursday. Added to this is thatThe Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) is still waiting for an instruction For your application.

Said instructions must be sent by the Ministry of Health.

In the centers of the main axis of the country, in addition to Pando -but not in those of Santa Cruz-, the Moderna vaccines are applied as the first, second and third doses. In the latter case, at least six months interval is required.

En the centers of the Cercado Health Network in the department of Cochabamba, two vaccines are offered as booster doses: Astrazeneca and Modern. A similar situation is repeated in other networks in that region.

In the case of Santa Cruz, the Vaccination centers throughout the department only have Astrazeneca vaccines for booster dose.

The departmental secretary of Health, Fernando Pacheco, indicated that cannot give Moderna vaccines until that the Ministry of Health and Sports send an instruction manual for its use.

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