The Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, Abderrahmane Benbouzid, indicated that Algeria has placed an order for the acquisition of 30 million doses of vaccines against the Covid-19 coronavirus, with several suppliers, in the bilateral purchasing framework.
“Two orders of 15 million doses each, or 30 million doses will be delivered to us,” said Mr. Benbouzid in an interview published this Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in the columns of the daily Liberté.
“We will also receive the 700,000 Sputnik V units remaining under the 1 million dose contract signed with the Russian partner,” the same official explained.
Referring to the Covax device, the Minister of Health clarified that “there is a quota which fluctuates between 12 and 16 million doses, many of which are AstraZeneca”, according to the same source.
“We are hopeful that the promised quotas will be obtained very quickly. We expect a cargo of 1.4 million in the context of Covax for the next few days, ”he added.
Addressing the vaccination campaign, Minister Benbouzid indicated that “vaccination does not prevent the spread of the virus, the antidote is there to prevent serious forms and hospitalizations”, according to the same media.
In this regard, he underlined: “If we vaccinate 60% of the population, it will be 17 million Algerians concerned, while 70% represent 20 million Algerians. Some countries are satisfied with the rate of 50% of the global population ”.
