2023-12-19 22:24:43
The first shipment with Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 You are already in Mexico and now it is time to get to know your points of sale. It is the first second-generation biological that will be applied in Mexico. As with those of other companies, its main objective is not to avoid infections but rather serious symptoms of the disease that can be fatal.
In that sense, on December 7, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) granted the health register to the Comirnaty vaccine (Ómicron XBB. 1.5) from Pfizer SA de CV With this, it allows its commercialization within the national territory.
Official points of sale for the Pfizer vaccine
Now, on December 15, the first shipment of the updated Pfizer vaccine to our country. While today the official points of sale of this biological were announced and they are the medical offices of the following pharmacy chains.
Savings Pharmacies Benavides Pharmacies San Pablo Pharmacies Guadalajara Pharmacies
This represents the start of Pfizer’s marketing plan, which includes the distribution of the vaccine through different channels such as vaccination centers, vaccinating doctors, hospitals and, of course, authorized pharmacies.
The main characteristic of this vaccine is that it is bivalent or second generation. The term originates because it contains two components of protection against the original virus and against the Omicron variant which at the beginning of 2023 was the one that prevailed in the world.
What will be the price of the vaccine?
The price of the biological product has not yet been specified, although there are some voices that have spoken out on the subject. Dr. Isaac Chávez Díaz published a video where he talks about what is happening in the United States to get an idea of what could happen in Mexico.
For months now the vaccine against Covid-19 in establishments such as pharmacies and self-service stores. The price of each dose is between 150 and 180 dollars, which translates into 2,600 and 3,126 pesos according to the current exchange rate.
Cofepris today granted health registration to the Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. This will allow commercial sale in Mexico under medical supervision.
Now, usually the pharmaceutical They take into account the socioeconomic conditions of each country to establish the prices of their products. Therefore, it is expected that Pfizer’s biological will be cheaper than in the United States.
What other vaccines against Covid-19 are applied in Mexico?
On the other hand, it is necessary to remember that Cofepris also granted the health registration to the Spikevax vaccine (monovalent XBB.1.5) from ModernaTx. Inc. Although in this case it has not yet arrived in our country and there is no information regarding the shipment of the first shipment.
Likewise, there are available Russian Sputnik V and Cuban Abdala vaccines. Both are administered by the government and are only applied as a booster dose in official establishments. The complaint towards both is that they are first generation versions, so they are not updated against the Ómicron Variant.
For now, what do you think of the points of sale of the Pfizer vaccine?
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