Ecuador and Paraguay received about 20,000 doses of the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac vaccine, donated by Chile, announced the governments of the two countries
The donation underscores how unequal the ongoing immunization campaigns in Latin America and the Caribbean, which are among the world hardest hit by the new coronavirus pandemic.
Chile – one of the richest countries in the region – has now vaccinated more than 4 million of its citizens and ranks sixth in the world in terms of per capita doses. Percentage, it has now immunized a quarter of its population: 4,041,536 people until yesterday, of whom 551,485 have received the second dose, according to data released by Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris.
In Ecuador, on the other hand, the slow pace of the campaign has sparked criticism of the government of President Lenin Moreno, especially from mayors of major cities, who have now announced that they will go to the market alone to introduce vaccines. In Paraguay, the government – from which all members demanded the resignation of President Mario Abdo yesterday in order to proceed with a reshuffle – also faced sharp criticism and mass protests.
Ecuador had been administered 65,000 doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine as of yesterday, Friday, mainly to members of the medical and nursing staff and guests in nursing homes.
“Bilateral relations are bearing fruit,” President Moreno said on Twitter yesterday, stressing that the doses donated to Quito by Santiago would be used to immunize more front-line workers and speak of a “show of solidarity” with the government. of Sebastian Pinera.
For its part, the Ministry of Health announced that an emergency license for the Sinovac product had been issued.
For its part, the Paraguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the arrival of 20,000 doses of the same vaccine from Chile.
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