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Argentina, the first dose of the Russian vaccine to the president

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced that he will be the first citizen of the country to receive the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 “so that no one is afraid of it”, after yesterday’s announcement of an agreement with Russia for the purchase of sufficient doses to vaccinate 10 million people. “Once approved by ANMAT (National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Technologies), I will be the first to be vaccinated so that no one is afraid,” Fernandez said during a press conference, in an attempt to reassure the population and oppose to those who question the reliability of the Russian vaccine.
The center-left president announced that Argentina has signed a contract with the Sovereign Fund of the Russian Federation for the supply of Sputnik V vaccines: a first shipment of 600,000 doses should allow 300,000 people to be vaccinated, with two doses per person by the end of the year. Between January and February, between 10 and 13 million people at risk should be able to be vaccinated. “The contract includes an option to access the doses needed to immunize another 5 million people during the month of March,” Fernandez said.
The agreement with Russia is the third vaccine purchase contract signed by Argentina, Fernandez said, after those signed with the British AstraZeneca and Covax, the international mechanism for the supply of anti-Covid vaccines to developing countries. started under the auspices of the WHO. Argentina, with 44 million inhabitants, has recorded almost 1.5 million positive cases and over 40,000 deaths.

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