Venezuela on Friday received a shipment of 2.5 million vaccines from Nicaragua under the deal with the Russian Federation, Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry reported.
The new batch of vaccines was received at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía by the Deputy Minister for Health Jesús Brito and the Deputy Minister for Latin America Rander Peña.
It was revealed that the vaccines will be used to reinforce the vaccination program against communicable diseases such as measles, yellow fever and hepatitis.
As part of the cooperative relations between Russia and Venezuela, 2.5 million influenza vaccines arrived in the country today, which will be distributed in the health centers of the National Public Health System to strengthen the Expanded Vaccination Program. pic.twitter.com/qsV5W48VYZ
— MPPS (@MinSaludVE) April 15, 2022
According to the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the vaccines were developed and manufactured by the Institute for Scientific Research on Vaccines and Sera and the Factory for the Production of Bacterial Preparations in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
As part of the Russia-Venezuela Agreement, we received on behalf of the Pdte.@NicolasMaduro j @plasenciafelixr2.5 million flu vaccines that will boost the Expanded Vaccination Program will be distributed in hospitals and outpatient networks. Good news for our people! pic.twitter.com/uc1NcNeoYo
— Rander Pena Ramírez (@RanderPena) April 15, 2022
Under the existing agreements between Venezuela and Russia, the South American country received 1.5 million doses of flu vaccines on December 30, 2019, and 3 million antidotes arrived in Caracas in March 2021.