The Seremi de Salud de Los Lagos reported that a second programmatic error with vaccination was detected in the region, after 235 people were vaccinated with expired doses of Pfizer in the communes of Río Negro, Fresia and Calbuco.
These people join the 1,052 that were also inoculated with vaccines from said laboratory that had expired in Chiloé.
As detailed by the Health seremi (s), Marcela cardenas, this finding “occurs in other communes” and assured that it is not attributable to the regional health agency. “In our role as guarantor of the vaccination process, we have coordinated with the communes to report the situation and so that, in turn, the corresponding administrative measures are taken,” he said.
The president of the Association of Municipalities of Chiloé and mayor of the Curaco de Vélez commune, Javiera Yáñez, He described the situation as “a serious matter” and urged the Ministry of Health to pronounce itself.
“The residents of the Chiloé archipelago deserve dignity and respect and that is why we believe that the Health authority must assume responsibilities“He said, detailing that they are working to give users peace of mind. He also stressed that health teams” are not responsible for the actions. “
Meanwhile, in Chiloé the primary health centers have been making contact with the first people who received the Pfizer vaccine that did not comply with the cold chain, although the health authorities assured that there are no risks in this process.
In any case, they called those affected to go to a health center if they have adverse reactions, although they have not found cases of this nature.
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