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(CNN Spanish) -
The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, said on Monday that Venezuelans who do not have a resolved immigration status will not be able to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
In an interview with Blu Radio, the president indicated that if they do not carry out this control they would have "a call for a stampede, for everyone to cross the border to ask to be vaccinated."
On the other hand, Duque reported that Venezuelans who reside in Colombia and have dual nationality or legal immigration status may be vaccinated against covid-19 if they meet the risk parameters defined by the Ministry of Health.
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Although he stressed that Colombian citizens will have the priority, Duque said that his government will handle cases of people with dual nationality "not based on nationality" but on their immigration regularization.
And he explained that they will follow the guidance of the Ministry of Health regarding pre-existing pathologies.
CNN is seeking a reaction from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry on the situation of compatriots in the neighboring country, as well as on Duque's announcement.
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Colombia signed agreements to obtain 40 million doses of vaccines.
Ten million will be from Pfizer-BioNTech, 10 more from AstraZeneca and the remaining 20 million through the Covax initiative of the World Health Organization.
This Monday, the Ministry of Health reported a total of 1,518,067 cases of coronavirus.
To date, 40,680 people have died from causes related to covid-19 in the country.
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