MARIANA RESTREPO LONDOÑO FERNANDO MEJIA QUINTERO HOW WILL THE VACCINES BE ¿WHO ¿WHOSHOULD SHOULDGET GETTHE THECOVID-19 COVID-19 DISTRIBUTED? VACCINE VACCINEFIRST? FIRST? The Ministry of Health has long established the five vaccination A It is very likely that by the end of phases that will be applied in the the year we will have one or more country to cover the 35,250,000 vaccines approved by the regulatory Colombians who will receive the authorities. 61.5 million doses that Colombia The following prioritization is acquired. proposed as vaccine availability "The vaccination plan was designed increases: with prudence and rigor since the middle of last year, accompanied by 1. Health workers in contact with scientific experts, negotiators, patients, including nursing homes, logistics chains and taking into and first aid personnel (fire, account the special characteristics of police, and other emergency the behavior of the virus in our services). country," added Duque. Stage 1 (1,691,366 people): first-line 2. People aged 80 or over and health and support workers, as well institutionalized elderly. as those over 80 years of age, who represent the greatest risk. 3. Adults 65 to 79 years old. Stage 2 (7,192,701 people): population aged 60 to 79 and second 4. People with comorbidities: type and third line health workers. 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic heart Stage 3 (2,950,431 people): disease, including ischemic heart population aged 16 to 59 years with disease, chronic obstructive comorbidities and elementary and pulmonary disease, kidney disease, high school teachers. class III obesity Phase 2 Stage 4 (4,910,000 people): institutional caregivers, population 5. Essential workers (public in occupations and risk situations. transport, education, food, etc.) Stage 5 (17,490,151 people): population between 16 and 59 years 6. Over 55 years old. free of comorbidities. 7. The rest of the population STORAGE The distribution and storage of covid-19 vaccines is the biggest logistical challenge that Colombia and the entire world have faced and that has made the free zones the main allies, providing their logistical capacity to support the Government's action and face the health emergency of the coronavirus and thus, achieve the vaccination of the population in a reliable and timely manner. • The 50,000 doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines arrived at a storage warehouse with a total area of 2,084 square meters in the Free Trade Zone of Bogotá.
• The country has 37 warehouses for the
storage of vaccines. For the distribution of the Pfizer vaccine, or those that require deep freezing, there are 44 freezers.
• In addition, there will be 8 warehouses
with deep freezing: national central warehouse in Bogotá (Zona Franca), Bogotá Health Secretariat, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cartagena and Pereira.
• The deep-freeze cold chain is needed
specifically for the Pfizer vaccine, of which Colombia has negotiated so far. The others require refrigeration between 2 and 8 ° C, conditions previously existing in the country within the PAI