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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is in the eye of the hurricane after the European Medicines Agency concluded that there is a "credible link" between its application and the side effects caused by a combination of unusual cases of blood clots. blood and low platelet count.
Although the AME did not go so far as to recommend that its use be limited, the authorities of some countries, including the United Kingdom, have advised against its use, at least for people under 30 years of age.
Spain announced a similar measure and will only administer this vaccine to people between 60 and 69 years old.
The truth is that both the European regulator and its British counterpart have recognized that growing evidence points to a link with the creation of blood clots.
But the agencies have emphasized that the chances of clots are very low so far and that the AstraZeneca vaccine remains very effective in preventing Covid-19.
The EMA's decision was based on 18 deaths in 62 cases of clotting in the sinuses that drain blood from the brain and 24 cases of clotting in the abdomen.
The cases were reported in an EU database of European countries, including the UK, where around 25 million people have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca drug.
These are the Latin American countries that have signed agreements to buy vaccines from the British-Swedish laboratory.
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Argentina
Argentina reached an agreement with Oxford / AstraZeneca in 2020 to buy 22 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, Reuters reported.
In addition, Argentina and Mexico reached an agreement with the University of Oxford, AstraZeneca and Argentine and Mexican laboratories to produce up to 400 million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus.
The Argentine government says they would cost between $ 3 and $ 4 per dose, as announced by President Alberto Fernández in August 2020. Those doses will be available to all of Latin America, except Brazil, which reached an agreement of its own.
Those doses will be available for all of Latin America, except Brazil, which reached an agreement of its own.
"What this agreement allows Latin America, and Argentina, in particular, is to have access to the vaccine between 6 and 12 months before, time in which we could not have acquired, but we would not have been able to develop this agreement," said Fernández, who He added that for Latin America, those responsible for the production chain will be Argentina and Mexico.
Bolivia
The Bolivian government announced on January 13 that it has a contract with AstraZeneca for 5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines.
Brazil
Brazil signed agreements to receive 2 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
In January 2021, Brazil authorized the emergency use of the Oxford / AstraZeneca and CoronaVac vaccines.
The vaccines are imported from the Serum Institute by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation of Brazil (Fiocruz).
chili
As of the third week of March, Chile had received just over 13 million vaccines from Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech.
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, said at the time that in addition to the vaccines from these companies, Chile was waiting for 875,000 doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine.
"We already received the letter from Covax, from AstraZeneca to receive approximately 875 thousand doses on a scheduled basis," said Paris.
Chile's Institute of Public Health said on March 12 that it requested information from AstraZeneca about the "background" of the coronavirus vaccine following the announcement of the temporary suspension of the use of the covid vaccine in some European Union countries.
"Currently there is not enough evidence to ensure that the thromboembolic events presented are associated with the administration of the vaccine, so the adoption of any sanitary measure in our country is not justified," says a statement from the Institute of Public Health.
At that time, the AstraZeneca vaccine already had the authorization for emergency use, but its importation, distribution and use had not begun.
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Colombia
In December 2020, the pharmaceutical company announced that it signed an agreement with the Colombian government to supply 10 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine that will be used to vaccinate 5 million people.
The president of Colombia Iván Duque defended the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 18, relying on the concepts that at that time had been issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), saying that the vaccine is safe and that does not merit concern about its application.
"So, what we can say with that information based, in addition, on those testimonies, which are reliable and credible, is that the application of the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe," reiterated the President.
"Therefore, the message we want to convey to you is that there are no concerns about the application of this vaccine at this time," added Duque.
"AstraZeneca vaccines are safe and effective and we will, when they enter the country, proceed to apply them with all security measures," said the Deputy Minister of Health, Luis Alexander Moscoso, along with Duque.
Costa Rica
The country signed an agreement with AstraZeneca to acquire one million doses against covid-19 to benefit half a million people.
The vaccine had an approximate cost of $ 4 per person, according to the Ministry of Health and the National Emergency Commission (CNE).
Ecuador
The pharmaceutical company reported an agreement with Ecuador to acquire more than 5.04 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine, which are expected to be delivered during the first half of 2021, according to a statement.
The Savior
The National Directorate of Medicines of El Salvador approved in December the "import, distribution and use" of the vaccine against covid-19 produced by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, the authorities confirmed through a statement at the end of 2020.
At the moment, the country's health authorities have not found reasons to temporarily suspend vaccination, as several countries in Europe have already done.
Guatemala
The country received the first 81,600 doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine through the WHO Covax mechanism, part of the 6.6 million doses the country expects to receive through this program, according to a March 11 statement. of the Ministry of Public Health.
Honduras
Honduras signed an agreement with AstraZeneca to obtain 1.4 million doses, informed the Presidency of that country.
After learning of the suspension of the application of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine in some European countries, the Honduran Health Regulatory Agency said on March 11 that the country will not receive AstraZeneca vaccines from the batches under investigation in Europe.
In the security note published by the entity it was clarified that within the vaccines that the country will receive "these batches are not included."
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Mexico
Mexico signed an agreement with AstraZeneca to obtain 30.8 million vaccines against the coronavirus as part of its plan to immunize 83 million Mexicans in 18 months.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the country had 18 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine insured, which are in the final packaging process to begin distribution for Mexico and other Latin American countries in mid-April.
Ebrard said that “this would be a great step for Latin America and the Caribbean;
we can act together, we can solve these important challenges and we can ensure that our people have access to what they are entitled to. '
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Wednesday that he will be vaccinated against covid-19 with the two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
"There is no need to be afraid," he said.
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Panama
The Ministry of Health assured that agreements were signed to purchase 5.5 million doses of vaccines from the manufacturers AstraZeneca, the Covax program, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer.
Of these, he expects more than 1,000,000 vaccines from AstraZeneca and a similar amount from the same laboratory to arrive through Covax.
Paraguay
The country received 36,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines through Covax on March 19.
According to a statement from the Pan American Health Organization, "in the coming weeks new shipments of vaccines will be made and the 304,800 doses" of this vaccine are expected to be completed by the end of May in Paraguay.
Peru
AstraZeneca signed an agreement with Peru to provide 14 million doses of the vaccine, according to a company statement.
They are expected to arrive in the country in mid-2021.
Through the Covax program, 13.2 million doses will arrive.
117,000 from Pfizer and 400,000 from AstraZeneca in the first quarter of 2021, according to the government of Peru.
The government reported that Peru has signed contracts for vaccines from other laboratories such as Pfizer (20 million) and AstraZeneca (14 million) and Sinopharm, from which Peru bought 38 million doses.
Dominican Republic
The country signed agreements to obtain 10 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in India by the Serum Institute under the name Covishield.
On February 15, the first 20,000 doses of these vaccines arrived.
President Luis Abinader said the country bought 10 million from AstraZeneca, 8 million from Pfizer and another 2 million through the Covax system.
Added to this are the 8 million vaccines reserved for Sinovac, which would arrive in April and May, plus the 768,000 from the same laboratory that the president said have already arrived and the 2 million that are expected to arrive in March.
Uruguay
The country received the first 48,000 doses of the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine produced by SK Bioscience in South Korea on April 4, 2021, PAHO reported.
The country made agreements to purchase 3.75 million vaccines against covid-19 and aims to vaccinate 2.8 million people, according to President Luis Lacalle.
Daniel Salinas, Minister of Health of Uruguay, said on his Twitter account that he hopes that the National Advisory Commission on Vaccines will issue its independent opinion on the AstraZeneca vaccine regarding the news of the European Regulatory Agency and the complications derived from the vaccine. .
AstraZeneca's was one of the first vaccines that the Advisory Commission approved "for their safety and efficacy," Salinas said.
«It is a vaccine already approved by the Commission and registered with the MSP.
We make sure that the Commission updates all the evidence in order to provide the maximum guarantees, "said the Minister of Health on his Twitter account.
Astra Zéneca.
Vaccine endorsed by the WHO, the European Regulatory Agency EMA. Let us hope that our National Advisory Commission on Vaccines is issued with its independence of criteria.
It was one of the first vaccines that it approved for its safety and efficacy.
Calm.
- Daniel Salinas (@DrDanielSalinas) April 2, 2021
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