Judith Pena | February 7, 2023
A total of 54,000 doses of pediatric bivalent vaccines arrived in Panama this Tuesday, February 7, confirmed the general coordinator of the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI) of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Itzel de Hewitt.
Hewitt said that these vaccines will be applied to children from 5 to 11 years with 11 months and 29 days, which will reinforce the vaccination program developed by the National Government, through Operation PanavaC-19 in the fight against COVID-19, to Nacional level.
“Soon, the bivalent vaccine from 6 months to 4 years will be arriving,” said Hewitt, who explained that this vaccine covers the original strain from Wuhan, the Delta, and the Omicron BA 4 and BA 5 mutations that are currently circulating in Panama as on an international level.
He added that the vaccines arrived in a single batch with 54,000 doses and are scheduled for distribution starting Wednesday the 8th, in the 15 Health regions nationwide, prioritizing areas with difficult access.
“This pediatric bivalent vaccine is authorized for use in people 5 to 11 years of age, as a single booster dose administered at least 2 months after completing a primary vaccination schedule with any monovalent Covid-19 vaccine and receiving one of the doses. most recent booster of any authorized monovalent vaccine,” he explained.
Likewise, the extramural vaccination days will continue in the main Panama Metro stations and shopping centers throughout the country, with the aim of reaching a greater number of people inoculated against Covid-19.
