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Paraguay inks deal with two drug companies for 3 mln vaccine doses - health minister

Reuters
·1 min read

ASUNCION, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Paraguay signed agreements with two pharmaceutical companies to buy 3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines and plans to start vaccinations in the second half of February, Public Health Minister Julio Mazzoleni said on Friday.

The names of the firms will be released in the coming days when the contracts are signed, the minister added. The country plans to purchase another 4.2 million doses through the COVAX mechanism of the World Health Organization.

Paraguay has registered 125,518 cases of coronavirus and 2,570 deaths associated with COVID-19 so far, according to ministry data. The government says the vaccination plan will prioritize health workers and those over 60 years of age.

(Reporting by Daniela Desantis, writing by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Edmund Blair)