China News Service, March 11th. According to the South American Overseas Chinese News Network, on the 10th local time, the first batch of 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine allocated to Peru by the global "New Crown Vaccine Implementation Plan" (COVAX) arrived in Lima Jorge Cha Viez International Airport, Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti greeted him at the airport.
On July 23, 2020, local time, in Arequipa, Peru's second largest city, family members of patients with new coronary pneumonia lined up to charge medical oxygen cylinders.
According to reports, Sagasti said that this batch of new crown vaccines brought joy and hope.
The domestic vaccination work has been advancing and has never stopped.
The government will also continue to carry out corresponding negotiations to obtain more new crown vaccines to ensure that all Peruvians can be vaccinated.
Sagasti said: "This is a very clear signal that we will continue to work hard in the coming weeks to ensure that all Peruvians can be vaccinated against the new crown. This again demonstrates the importance of joint efforts and solidarity. "
In addition, Peruvian Foreign Minister Alan Wagner introduced the progress of the new crown vaccine negotiations when reporting to Congress a few days ago.
He said that the Peruvian government is negotiating with the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Johnson & Johnson, hoping to purchase 20 million doses of the "Satellite-V" new crown vaccine and 5 million Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccines. The above-mentioned negotiations are "going smoothly."
Wagner pointed out: "If all negotiations go as expected by the government, it is expected that 80 million doses of vaccine will be confirmed this year to meet the needs of universal immunization."
According to reports, the global "New Crown Vaccine Implementation Plan" guarantees the distribution of 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine and 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Peru in the first quarter.