Cofepris approves the use of the Patria vaccine against COVID in people over 18 years of age

2024-01-26 22:40:00

Health authorities announced that the Cofepris approved the emergency use of the “Patria” vaccine against Covid in people over 18 years of age.

What does Cofepris say about the “Patria” vaccine?

Through a statement issued on January 26, 2024, it was announced that the New Molecules Committee (CMN) of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) approved the emergency use of the Patria vaccine against COVID-19 in people over 18 years of age.

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However, this vaccine is not recommended for those who suffer from a chronic disease – such as diabetes and hypertension – since studies have shown that it is not effective for them.

Based on this, the experts summoned to the 3rd extraordinary session carried out an analysis of the biological information presented by the Avi-Mex Laboratory committee, reaching the conclusion that the vaccine is safe.

“Regarding safety, they will tell us that it is the most important element, it is key, and in this case the rate of adverse events is low, and the majority of adverse events are of mild severity, this provides a safety profile that is comparable with the rest of the vaccines that are approved in Mexico”mentioned the Coordinator of the New Molecules Committee, Dr. Carlos Jerjes Sánchez Ramírez.

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How safe is the “Patria” vaccine against Covid?

Regarding the evidence of immunogenicity requested, the experts considered that overall the analysis presented of the immune response was adequate.

Likewise, humoral information was presented and evaluated regarding different strains, being the main one, since it is taken into account as evidence for the development of vaccines of this type, which was positive.

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Is the “Patria” vaccine effective against new strains of Covid?

Although it is worth remembering that the development of the Patria vaccine began with the first variant of Covid-19, so there are doubts about its application, since experts mention that it would not be as effective in the presence of new strains as it is first generation. , while the private sector already offers more updated third-generation vaccines.

Now that it is known that Cofepris approves the use of the “Patria” vaccine against Covid in people over 18 years of ageit is expected that the authorities will inform when this vaccine will be able to be applied and how.