Mohamed VI ordena una campaña masiva de vacunación contra el coronavirus

King Mohamed VI of Morocco today ordered a massive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to be carried out in the coming weeks, among other measures undertaken to curb the spread of the pandemic.
According to a statement by the Moroccan Royal Cabinet, the decision has been taken following the recommendations of the national scientific committee, which considered the vaccination campaign as "an effective response to end the acute phase of the pandemic".

The note did not give details on the origin of the vaccination, but local media indicated that Morocco will receive a batch of 10 million doses of vaccine from the Chinese laboratory Sinopharma in December.

The media also indicated that the Ministry of Health concluded an agreement with AstraZeneca for the purchase of 17 million doses of vaccine, and that it is negotiating agreements with Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, and Casina Pio laboratories, information which has not been officially confirmed.

The vaccination campaign will cover a population over 18 years of age according to a two-injection schedule, giving priority to health personnel, public authorities, security forces, educational personnel and people who are elderly or vulnerable to the virus.

The monarch instructed the competent authorities to ensure that this operation was well prepared and carried out, that the vaccine was available in sufficient quantities and that it was distributed throughout the territory by implementing a system for the prior registration of beneficiaries.

As highlighted in the communiqué from the Royal Cabinet of Mohammed VI, the results of the clinical studies, both those carried out and those underway, "have proven the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of the vaccine," added the same source.

To date, Morocco has accumulated a total of 259 951 cases of coronavirus, of which 212 905 were cured and 4 356 died.