"Panama will remain within the line always for the benefit of the Panamanian population and the security that each one of these vaccines deserves," said Luis Sucre.
The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco
Sucre, indicated this Friday that Panama will evaluate everything that international organizations say on health matters and the application of the third dose against
COVID-19 from the pharmaceutical company
Pfizer.
He added that in the same way, the country will maintain the guidelines that these European and North American organizations consider, as long as they are for the benefit of the citizens.
“Everything that international organizations say in the matter of health we will evaluate it, but of course, if scientists that is what they consider worldwide, PAHO, European organizations and North American organizations consider them that way, Panama will remain within of the line always for the benefit of the Panamanian population and the security that each one of these
vaccines deserves,” said
Sucre.
Earlier, the National Head of the Nursing Department, Eusebia Calderón de Copete, reported that a team made up of experts from the PanavaC continuous vaccination strategy, from
Minsa and the Social Security Fund (CSS) will assess whether it is necessary to place a third dose of the
vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company
Pfizer.
The remarks come after the
Pfizer /
BioNtech alliance announced Thursday that it will seek authorization from regulatory agencies in the United States and Europe for a third dose of its
COVID-19
vaccine.
This announcement comes after data from a test in development showed that a third dose increases antibody levels five to ten times more against the original strain of the
coronavirus and the Beta variant, first found in South Africa, compared to the first two doses, according to the text.