Argentina will begin inoculation with the Russian vaccine on Tuesday

[Judi Lynn]

Monday, December 28th 2020 - 09:26 UTC

Argentina will begin vaccinating its citizens against coronavirus on Tuesday using the recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccine, the government said on Saturday, following its approval by health authorities for emergency use.

Argentine president Alberto Fernández and provincial governors said health personnel would receive their vaccines in less than 72 hours. Around 300,000 doses arrived in Argentina on Thursday, and subsequent shipments are expected early in 2021.

“The idea is that when the (southern hemisphere) fall arrives we will have a large number of at-risk people vaccinated,” Fernandez said in a meeting with provincial governors.

Argentina, the third largest economy in Latin America, has been hard hit by COVID-19 and logged nearly 1.6 million cases of the coronavirus and 42,501 deaths from the disease. Fears of a second wave are growing.

More:
https://en.mercopress.com/2020/12/28/argentina-will-begin-inoculation-with-the-russian-vaccine-on-tuesday

[mitch96]

1. This should be interesting to see how well it works...