After vaccination, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez tests positive for COVID-19
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
“At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3°C (99.1 °F) and a slight headache, I performed an antigen test, which was positive,” he tweeted, adding he was waiting for the results of a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis.
The president, who turned 62 on Friday, was in isolation as a precaution but said he was “physically well.”
“Although I would have liked to end my birthday without this news, I am also in good spirits,” he said.
Fernandez was inoculated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine on January 21, and had his second shot on February 11.
At: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-vaccination-argentine-president-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
Argentine President Alberto Fernández receiving his first Covid-19 vaccine dose on January 21, as part of a public effort to encourage fellow Argentines to get vaccinated.
Fernández's announcement that he tested positive for Covid-19, though preliminary, threatens to slow progress in vaccinating the 14.5 million Argentines in "priority" groups - mainly the elderly, those with co-morbidities, and education, health and security staff.
Some 4 million have been thus far - one-fifth the U.S. rate on a per-capita basis.
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