Why is there no consensus on the contract with Pfizer?

PfizerHis 95 percent effective vaccination still has an uncertain future in Peru.Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti said there was a risk of signing because of the millionaire’s compensation requested by the drug company.

However, how is it? Pfizer In latin america So far they have closed deals in Panama, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Colombia, Julio César Aldana, head of Colombia’s drug surveillance institute, gave us the details. They’ve purchased 10 million vaccines from Pfizer / BioNTech.

“In Colombia, they have negotiated some 29 million vaccines with companies such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson and the Mechanism Covax FacilitiesJulio César Aldana, Head of the Drug Surveillance Institute of Colombia.

Peru such as Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina are in talks. But our country is not the only country where US pharmaceutical companies have reservations on such contracts.

“After they appeared in the negotiations, they were never local. But the US headquarters said the new law was not enough and I would not sign it. But is the president The rigors of truth are not acceptable, ”said Health Minister Gines Gonzales García. Argentina.

Cuba Produce their own vaccines, while Honduras has admitted not to buy it from Pfizer Since there is no adequate cooling mechanism, it must be kept at 80 degrees below zero, which is an additional challenge for our country if decides to continue negotiations.