Speaking to Portuguese radio TSF, the expert revealed that the country's vaccination plan should have started in February, the 15th, but that they are "having a lot of difficulties in the acquisition of vaccines".
"The vaccines that we will use now will be from Johnson and Johnson, which are being produced in South Africa, and then we will see if we will benefit in what quantities from the Covax mechanism," he added.
Jeremia António also stated to TSF that the first vaccines are expected to arrive in Angola by the end of next month or early April.
According to the pediatrician, the country has already outlined its vaccination plan. The responsible explained that in an initial phase 20 percent of the population will be vaccinated, noting that people over 40 years and health professionals and other areas of high risk will be the first privileged ones.
In the first phase, "95 percent of people over 40 years old will be vaccinated, and then 100 percent of health personnel and personnel from other areas with high risk of exposure. It will be around 6,419,534 people," he said.
About the announcement made on Thursday by Portugal, about sending 5 percent of the vaccines it will purchase for the PALOP countries and East Timor, the pediatrician revealed that the country was taken by surprise.
"We did not expect that there could be this gesture by Portugal, because we know that the situation is a little more complex than here," he concluded.
