This comes at a time when there is still a moderate turnout in the vaccination process, requiring an alert from the Ministry of Health based on the National Coronavirus Vaccine Management Committee’s recommendation to work to restore activity, especially since the percentage of recipients is moderate. still, since the first two doses were not exceeded, the second dose was 45%, and the third dose was 25%.
healing energy
Today, there is a greater challenge that lies in the country’s ability to resist, especially in light of the difficult economic and financial crisis that has led to many changes in the healthcare sector… for the worse, even in terms of the commitment of the staff and employees of vaccination centers, or the need of the population for vaccination, or the ability of the hospital sector to perform its duties, at least previously. Will the filing be guaranteed?
So far, Health Minister Firas Abyad is confident that there is stability. But that may not last long because the number of registered hospitals is rising almost daily, as “most hospitals have closed wards dedicated to coronavirus patients,” according to the head of the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners. Suleiman Haroun. Therefore, in the event that the number of people in need of hospitalization increases, it may be “almost impossible to return to the same readiness that accompanied the last wave.” The reasons for the shortage are many, including three main ones: “the human factor that no longer meets the required goal, difficulty in finding medicines and providing liquidity.” Despite the fact that the offices are still equipped, the call for hospitals to open their departments has become more of a fantasy than a reality. However, Aaron said, “We will ask hospitals to remain vigilant if we enter the spread phase.”
The large supply of vaccines is still intact and may exceed its expiration date.
Difficulties in the route of vaccination
On the other side of the standoff, the path to vaccination is still timid, and according to Coronavirus Vaccine Executive Committee Chairman Dr. Aid Azar, “the problem now is the need for vaccination,” referring to the decreased desire to get the vaccine. , and this seems clear from “almost stop the vaccine.” “. This means that the focus of the vaccination process continues to be on the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases, thus achieving their “presumptive immunity” and reducing mortality. On the other hand, the most mobile and most mixed group under the age of forty remains outside the vaccine cycle, confirming the hypothesis of a new wave of distribution. The same goes for children, even in the middle of the vaccination process “there is no enthusiasm”. In this context, Ministry of Health sources indicate that 200,000 doses of a vaccine intended for young people aged 5 to 12 are stored in refrigerators “because they don’t move.” These are doses that will expire in two months.
Now, the goal is to “reach 100,000 per month,” Azar said, as he is on top of the cautious optimism associated with “remarkable enthusiasm for turnout days.” However, it is better to wait what the next two weeks will take so that something can be built accordingly.
Vaccines between need and injury
Another discussion initiated by the resurgence of COVID-19 has to do with the priorities of the Ministry of Health. In light of the crisis affecting a ministry “cut off from everything”, the conversation is leaning towards more borrowing from the World Bank to provide vaccines, especially since gifts are now in a different direction to all, in Ukraine, for example. ” The question that is repeated here is: who comes first right now? For resources, this relates to another question: “Do we really need another vaccine before we run out of what we have? Does the burden of hospitalization really depend on the ministry?
The reason for these questions is that the stock of vaccines is estimated at “300,000 doses for adults and 200,000 doses for young people aged 5 to 12 years, which is still unchanged.” The validity, with extension, is only two months. In addition, other quantities are “collected for the private sector, including universities and others that we have in the ministry.” There were mentions of more vaccines available, including Abdel Rahman Al-Bizri, head of the National Coronavirus Vaccine Management Committee, said earlier about nearly 900,000 doses of the vaccine available for those who want to be vaccinated for the third and fourth and dose.
In light of all this discussion, the process of returning expired vaccines from the centers is ongoing, because “so far we have been receiving defective vaccines since 31 days have passed since they were removed from storage. and the centers that received them have not yet fully received them. use them. ” In this context, sources speak of “13,500 packages of vaccines, i.e., an average of 81,000 doses that have become perishable, not including those available in the private sector.” The percentage was added to “thousands of doses of Moderna vaccine that were almost completely destroyed, so how destroyed 39,300 to 40,000 dose donations, in addition to destroying all Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses!”
Source: Al-Akhbar
