New measures against covid-19 in Panama 3:44
(CNN Spanish) -
A vaccination day in the National Assembly of Panama caused widespread criticism in social networks from both independent deputies and the population after it became known that on Friday officials in that power of the State were vaccinated before vulnerable people waiting for their immunization turn.
CNN tried to enter the Panama Assembly on Friday, however, access was denied at the main gate on the grounds that they had a fumigation and cleaning day.
This information was kept until the independent deputies expressed on their social networks that neither they nor their staff would participate in the vaccination and pointed out a lack of transparency.
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Minutes later, the National Assembly reported on its social media account that the Ministry of Health "allocated 500 doses of vaccine to essential personnel working in a pandemic, as has been done in the other two organs of the State."
This same Friday, the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, declared that he did not know who had ordered that vaccination day and that he would investigate.
“We have not authorized vaccines for the Assembly, however we are going to really investigate the decision.
There is a vaccine operations center.
We have to verify where, how and when the decision was made, "he told different media.
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In addition to the criticism and rejection in social networks, civil entities such as the Fundación Libertad Ciudadana said they had filed a habeas data so that the information about the vaccination day in the Assembly is public.
According to the vaccination plan in place, so far in Panama, only health and security personnel, people who stay at home, have been vaccinated, and the immunization of pregnant adults over 60 years of age has only just begun. and teachers from the interior of the country.
The advancement of vaccination depends on the arrival of the doses in the country.
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