The Presidency of the Republic of Panama reported that the flight that carries the second batch of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines will arrive at Tocumen International Airport at 12:30 am on Wednesday, February 17.
It details that it is a DHL company flight, which carries a total of 67,860
vaccines, whose arrival in Panamanian territory will take place after being confirmed by the pharmaceutical company
Pfizer.
Once on Panamanian soil, the process of distribution of the
vaccines to the different health regions for their application will begin immediately, according to the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco
Sucre.
The Ministry of Health (
Minsa) announced on Tuesday that those who received the first
vaccine against
COVID-19 from
Pfizer, will receive the second dose, "from 21 days after."
For her part, the Foreign Minister of the Republic
Erika Mouynes, reported that Panama will be receiving every week from
Pfizer the confirmation of the batch, the number of
vaccines and the exact day they will arrive in the country, until completing the 450 thousand doses that were confirmed for the first quarter of this year.