According to the source, the Ministry of Public Health and Welfare (Mspas) faces a challenge in convincing the population to get immunized, particularly with the biological Sputnik V, which is closest to its expiration date.
Although rejection of vaccines among indigenous people is general, it is also greater for Sputnik V, due to the propaganda campaign surrounding its purchase, the contract and allegations of corruption against Alejandro Giammattei’s government.
Add to this the poor communication work of the Mspas to deny myths about the effects of vaccines and to get the right information to the most distant communities, as recently recognized by their authorities.
According to official data, an average of 40,000 daily doses are currently applied, but only 2,500 correspond to Sputnik V.
GT Data Laboratory analysts warned of the expiration of four million 811,778 biologics, including two million 910,208 of Sputnik V in its two components, for which there is no preservation infrastructure across the country.
Likewise, between April 1st and April 7th, one million 901,000 Moderna vaccines will meet the same fate, and the same could happen to lots of AstraZeneca.
The Mspas recently admitted that vaccination of children between the ages of six and 11 has had little uptake even in this capital after opening up to this group weeks ago.
One million 61,000 412 doses of Russian vaccines expired last February, recalled Data Laboratory, an independent think tank set up by professionals from different disciplines as a result of the pandemic to combine skills and experience and propose solutions based on scientific evidence.
According to the Health Department, to date 7.6 million Guatemalans have received a first antiCovid19 dose and 5.9 out of a target population identified as more than 17.5 million have completed the program.
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