On 9 July, two more shipments of Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines arrived at Las Americas International Airport.
The shipments were a batch of 3 million doses of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines from China and another of 149,760 doses of Pfizer vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech in the United States.
As of 9 July 2021, the Dominican Republic has received 15,622,000 vaccine doses, of which 88% have come from China – 13,768,000 Sinovac and 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines (13,818,000). Pfizer has delivered 1,003,600 vaccine doses or 6.4%. Of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the delivered 721,200 doses represent 4.6% of the total.
Free vaccines are available at more than 1,000 vaccination centers nationwide. The Pfizer vaccine is available at major vaccination sites at request for those 12+. The Pfizer vaccine is also available as a booster shot for those who have received the two Sinovac or AstraZeneca vaccines.
The Dominican government began to vaccinate for the Covid-19 virus on 16 February 2021. The first phase of vaccinations covered the around 12,000 front-line staff at clinics and hospitals that see Covid-19 patients. Two first batches of 20,000 and 30,000 doses of Covishield arrived from the India Oxford-AstraZeneca manufacturing plant since 15 February 2021.
The next shipment was one of 768,000 doses of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccine that arrived on 23 February 2021 from China for the continuation of the National Vaccination Plan.
The government received a 1 million batch of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines on 17 March 2021 that are primarily being used for second doses. An additional 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines from China were received in the same shipment of 17 March and were used to primarily vaccinate military and police forces.
An additional batch of 500,000 Sinovac/Coronavac from China arrived on 21 April 2021.
A 2 million batch of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines from China was received on 5 May 2021.
On 25 May 2021, a shipment arrived from China with another 1 million vials of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines and syringes.
A 1 million batch of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines from China arrived on 3 June 2021.
A first batch of 228,150 Pfizer vaccines arrived from the United States on 11 June 2021. The government is giving priority to children 12-17 years for these vaccines. They are also available for first dose vaccines at a select vaccination sites in Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago, the country’s two main metropolitan areas.
A 1.5 million batch of Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines from China arrived on 16 June 2021.
On 18 June 2021, the second shipment of Pfizer vaccines arrived to Santo Domingo, a batch of 208,260 doses. This brings the Pfizer shipments to 436,410 doses.
On 22 June 2021, a shipment of 3 million Sinovac/Coronavac vaccines arrived from China via Brussels, for the continuing of the vaccination program.
On 24 June 2021, a shipment of 472,000 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines arrived.
On 25 June 2021, a batch of 208,000 Pfizer vaccine doses arrived.
On Friday, 2 July 2021, a batch of 209,430 Pfizer vaccine doses arrived, bringing the total of Pfizer vaccines to 853,840.
On Friday, 9 July 2021, a batch of 149,760 of Pfizer vaccine doses arrived, bringing the total of Pfizer vaccines to 1,003,600.
On Friday, 9 July 2021, a batch of 3 million Sinovac doses arrived, bringing the total of Sinovac to 13,768,000 vaccine vials.
The Dominican government has contracted for millions of vaccines with Pfizer-BioNTech, the UK manufacturers of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, and others, directly and through the World Health Organization-Covax Facility. The first vaccines of the Covax Facility were received on 6 April, some 91,200 vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca. A second batch of Covax Facility vaccines arrived on 14 May 2021, with 187,200 vials of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines. A third batch of 472,000 vials of this vaccine arrived on 24 June 2021.
As of 9 July 2021, the Dominican Republic has received 15,622,000 vaccine doses, of which 88% have come from China – 13,768,000 Sinovac and 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines (13,818,000). Pfizer as of 9 July 2021 has delivered 1,003,600 vaccine doses or 6.4%. Of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the delivered 721,200 doses represent 4.6% of the total.
On 1 June 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave emergency approval to the Sinovac vaccine. It had already cleared the Sinopharm vaccine. The emergency approval means the vaccine meets the WHO and international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. China has already cleared the vaccine for use in children 3+.
12 July 2021