Peru's President: Vaccination is essential stage in fight against COVID-19

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13:30 | Lima, Sep. 29.

President Martin Vizcarra on Tuesday affirmed that vaccination is an essential stage in the fight against COVID-19, as it will serve to immunize the population. Therefore, he said, the Government is putting a lot of effort into this matter.

After verifying Phase 3 clinical trials of Sinapharm's candidate vaccine against COVID-19 at Lima-based San Marcos University, the Head of State highlighted the commitment of Peruvians to such medical tests —as evidenced by the massive and immediate enrollment of volunteers.

The top official indicated that there are still months for the vaccine to arrive in Peru and —therefore— citizens must not lower their guard, adding that it is necessary to maintain preventive measures such as social distancing, wearing face masks, and washing hands constantly.

The statesman said that —although some additional activities will be reactivated starting October 1, and the capacity at restaurants and shopping centers will be increased a little— citizens must continue to act responsibly and avoid going to parties or meetings with friends during the weekends.

"We are making progress little by little, but let's not be triumphalist. We must continue making efforts until we have the vaccine," he expressed after mentioning that its future arrival in the country does not depend so much on the Government but on the laboratories working on it.

The President recalled that the administrative system —being too careful— is very rigorous on the issue of vaccines, for which the Executive Branch submitted a bill to Congress in order to expedite the authorization once the vaccine is ready.

Meeting with Congress Chairman

As the President remarked, in the meeting held yesterday with Congress Chairman Manuel Merino, he promised to prioritize said legislative initiative.

In addition, Mr. Vizcarra stressed that he shared with Merino the idea of working on joint proposals to solve the problems of citizens in this pandemic.

The Head of State also stressed that he deemed as "over" the episode of the presidential impeachment motion, which was finally rejected by the majority of legislators, thus reaffirming that the population wants its authorities to work united.

After ratifying his critical view on the arguments and the rapid way in which the aforementioned vacancy had been processed, the top official recalled that in a democracy people can disagree but not fall into confrontations.

"We must work together, we turn the page and work together thinking about Peru (...) Let's seek consensus," he concluded.

Desde la Unidad de Ensayos Clínicos de la @UNMSM_, el presidente @MartinVizcarraC, junto a los ministros de @CancilleriaPeru y @Minsa_Peru, participa en la presentación del inicio de la fase 3 de los ensayos clínicos de la vacuna contra el COVID-19.
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— Presidencia Perú (@presidenciaperu) September 29, 2020

Presidente @MartinVizcarraC: El proceso de vacunación es una etapa fundamental para luchar contra el COVID-19. Es importante el compromiso que mostraron los ciudadanos al iniciarse la inscripción de voluntarios, la cual se completó en minutos. pic.twitter.com/TOOY8brmMc
— Presidencia Perú (@presidenciaperu) September 29, 2020

Presidente @MartinVizcarraC: Aún faltan algunos meses para tener la vacuna disponible, no podemos bajar la guardia. Por eso, seguimos fortaleciendo la respuesta hospitalaria y preventiva a través de las operaciones Tayta. pic.twitter.com/PtRcfdkI6A
— Presidencia Perú (@presidenciaperu) September 29, 2020

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Published: 9/29/2020

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