This Tuesday, July 13, Panama received a new shipment of the vaccine against covid-19 developed by the pharmaceutical duo Pfizer / BioNTech.

This is the twenty-third batch of Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine to arrive in Panama.

According to the Ministry of Health (Minsa) this new batch will reinforce the immunization day that will begin this Wednesday, July 14, by sweeping circuits 6-1 that include the townships of La Arena, Llano Bonito, San Juan Bautista, Monagrillo and Chitré head, and for which 9 vaccination centers will be enabled.

The vaccination day will also begin in the 7-2 circuit that includes the districts of Los Santos, Macaracas and Tonosí, where 41 vaccination centers will be enabled.

The Minsa also recalled that the use of the Pfizer vaccine was authorized in people over 12 years of age, a day that will begin this Wednesday in patients with chronic diseases or with disabilities in the Juan Díaz district, in the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos, while the other week starts in Don Bosco.

The entity reiterated to citizens to schedule their vaccination appointment through the platform vacunas.panamasolidario.gob.pa, option web appointments.

Deliveries made by Pfizer to Panama:

January 20: 12,840 doses.
February 17: 67,860 doses.
February 24: 77,220 doses.
March 3: 87,550 doses.
March 10: 42,210 doses.
March 16: 63,180 doses.
March 24: 70,200 doses.
March 30: 36,270 doses.
April 5: 77,220 doses.
April 14: 77,220 doses.
April 20: 77,220 doses.
April 27: 78,390 doses.
May 4: 70,200 doses.
May 11: 70,200 doses.
May 19: 108,810 doses.
May 25: 109,980 doses.
June 1: 40,950 doses.
June 8 40,950 doses.
June 15 42,120 doses.
June 22 43,290 doses.
June 30 43,290 doses.
July 7 62,010 doses.