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864 thousand doses of vaccines against the coronavirus from the Covax Fund – Télam arrived in the country

So far, in 11 operations completed by the flag line, 4,467,745 doses of the vaccine manufactured by the Gamaleya Institute have been brought to the country.

A total of 864,000 doses of Covishield vaccines against the coronavirus arrived this morning in Argentina through the mechanism of the Global Fund for Access to Vaccines against Covid-19 (Covax).

The new shipment is in addition to the more than 7.2 million doses received so far.

The 864 thousand vaccines arrived at Ezeiza international airport at 6.22 on the regular passenger flight KL701, from the Netherlands company, KLM, from Amsterdam.

The departure came through the mechanism of the Global Fund for Access to Vaccines against Covid-19 (Covax), which already sent 218 thousand doses to Argentina on March 28.

Thus, the vaccination plan against the coronavirus will count from this Sunday with an important reinforcement from the arrival of two batches of vaccines: one from AstraZeneca and another from Sputnik V.

The new doses arrive on two flights: a regular one from the Netherlands company, KLM with 864 thousand doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and another from Aerolneas Argentinas, which arrived in Moscow in search of more doses of Sputnik V vaccine.

The situation in numbers

Argentina has already received 7,248,208 doses of vaccines and so far 7,237,108 doses have been distributed throughout the country., which represents 97% of the total, of which 6,226,872 were applied.

According to the figures of this Saturday from the Public Vaccination Monitor of the Ministry of Health, of the total applications, 5,431,994 Argentines have already been vaccinated with the first dose and 794,878 with the second.

The strategic vaccination plan against SARS-CoV-2 in the country has so far allowed 95% of health personnel to be vaccinated with one dose and 60% with the complete schedule; 65% of people over 80 years old with the first dose and more than 60% of people between 70 and 79 years old also with the first application.

“This weekend we are going to have a new number of vaccines that are going to be arriving and that we are going to be distributing them. We have to keep getting vaccines because it is what we need to continue vaccinating the most vulnerable. That is my only concern”, President Alberto Fernndez had pointed out on Friday, at a press conference he gave at the Olivos residence.

5,431,994 Argentines have already been vaccinated with the first dose and 794,878 with the second.

5,431,994 Argentines have already been vaccinated with the first dose and 794,878 with the second.

The flight from Moscow

Meanwhile, the twelfth flight of Aerolneas Argentinas is in Moscow in search of new doses of Sputnik V vaccines and it is estimated that it will return to Argentina this Sunday around 4 p.m.

The Airbus 330-200 with the number AR1060 took off from Ezeiza International Airport at 2:08 a.m. on Saturday and, after just over 15 hours of crossing, landed at Sheremetievo International Airport at 5:53 p.m. Argentina, 23:53 Moscow.

It is expected that the aircraft will remain around four hours at the Russian air station to carry out the cargo, so it estimates its departure at 4:30 on Sunday (local time in Moscow), at 22:30 this Saturday in Argentina and land in Ezeiza this Sunday, around 4 p.m., under flight number AR1061.

The strategic vaccination plan against SARS-CoV-2 in the country has allowed 95% of health personnel to be vaccinated with one dose and 60% with the complete schedule.

The strategic vaccination plan against SARS-CoV-2 in the country has so far allowed to vaccinate 95 percent of health personnel with one dose and 60% with the complete schedule.

“From Aerolneas we are clear that our role is to be part of the solution: more vaccines mean more protected people. All the logistical deployment that we carry out to carry out these flights goes along that line,” said the head of Aerolneas, Pablo Ceriani.

So far, in 11 operations completed by the flag line to the capital of the Russian Federation, 4,467,745 doses of the vaccine manufactured by the Gamaleya Institute have been brought to the country.

The Sputnik V vaccine travels in special containers called “Thermobox”, which need to be refrigerated using the thermogel system and dry ice to keep the temperature at minus 18 degrees.

New doses of AstraZeneca

In addition, this Sunday 864 thousand doses of AstraZeneca vaccines will arrive in the country through the mechanism of the Global Fund for Access to Vaccines against Covid-19 (Covax), which already sent a shipment of 218 thousand doses to Argentina on February 28. March.

As happened on the occasion of the first shipment, the vaccines will arrive in the holds of the regular passenger flight KL701, of the Netherlands company, KLM, which will land in Ezeiza at 6:10, from the city of Amsterdam.

The transfer in warehouses of the AstraZeneca doses is possible because its conservation conditions allow them to be stored and transported at a temperature above 0 degrees, and in smaller packs.

The Covax mechanism was promoted by the World Health Organization, the European Commission and France to guarantee equitable access to a vaccine for all countries, in an agreement that was signed by 172 nations, including Argentina.

65% of people over 80 years old received the first dose

65% of people over 80 years old received the first dose

Negotiations with the Indian government

Meanwhile, this week, the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti; and the presidential advisor Cecilia Nicolini held a meeting with the Indian ambassador to guarantee the availability of vaccines in the country that allow scaling up the immunization of the prioritized groups.

The bilateral meeting was held with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of India in Argentina, Dinesh Bhatia and in the same vein, the Argentine officials held a videoconference with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Argentina, Zou Xiaoli, to encourage discussions with the Chinese public laboratory that produces the Sinopharm vaccine.

The possibility of producing SputnikV in Argentina

On the other hand, the Minister of Economy, Martn Guzmn, will continue his European tour in Moscow, where he will develop an agenda linked to the search for support for the renegotiation of the debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and advance in the possibility of producing the Sputnik V vaccine in the country.

The economic ministry informed that the last section of the European tour will take place in the city of Moscow, where the advisor Nicolini will join, and with whom they will advance in the deepening of the relationship of strategic cooperation with Russia.

The efforts to obtain more vaccines were also carried out by Foreign Minister Felipe Sol, who this week asked the adviser to US President Joe Biden and director for the Western Hemisphere of the National Security Council of that country, Juan Gonzlez – with whom he met at the Palacio San Martín- to release a batch of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by Argentina and Mexico and which are in the United States.

Argentina has already received 7,248,208 doses of vaccines and so far 7,237,108 doses have been distributed throughout the country

Argentina has already received 7,248,208 doses of vaccines and so far 7,237,108 doses have been distributed throughout the country.

In addition, he requested for another larger volume shipment from the same laboratory that is also in the United States without use and without a destination, the spokesmen added.

“We continue to negotiate with all vaccine suppliers to close agreements and speed up access in Argentina,” the Chief of Staff, Santiago Cafiero, reported this week.

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