@AzulOscuro Well, we do have this "pastel", as we say here, as our regional health director - El curriculum de Paula Labra, la ingeniera comercial que llego a la Seremi de Salud en reemplazo de Rosa Oyarce

Her appointment was not very well received. A lot of people think she's not the right person for the job. The way they explain her career background, I get the impression she's from a well-connected family. That helps a lot in the labor market.

Well, they gave an emergency authorization to the Sinovac vaccine here. I don't know if they can even call it a vaccine. Basically you can still get sick, but not as sick and probably don't need hospitalization. It sounds more like a treatment than a vaccine. They only authorized it for up to 60 years of age. They are saving the "good stuff" (limited number of Pfizer vaccines) for healthcare workers and the 60+ population. The rest of us get the less effective Chinese option, I guess. From comments I have been seeing online, a lot of people don't want the Sinovac vaccine. The government will have an uphill battle convincing people to receive it.


My sister knows about these things and advised me to get the AstraZeneca one if at all possible. She trusts the clinical trial results for that one and it's easier to store/handle than the Pfizer and Moderna ones. Argentina has ordered a lot and will eventually be manufacturing them. Maybe we need to hop across the border to get vaccinated. I guess I will see what things look like when I actually qualify for the vaccine. I'm about the last priority.