The vaccine doses will be delivered to all provinces of the country by December 28, local authorities said.
As reported on Saturday by the press service of the Presidential Administration of the South American Republic following the meeting of President Alberto Fernandez with the governors in the format of a video conference, vaccination against coronavirus with the Russian drug Sputnik V in Argentina will begin on December 29.
“A nationwide vaccination campaign kicks off on Tuesday”, – the report said.
According to Fernandez, by December 28, doses of the Sputnik V vaccine will be delivered to all provinces of Argentina.
“We want most of the people from risk groups to be vaccinated by autumn”, – the president said.
According to the press service, all governors welcomed the fact that the government was able to secure the supply of vaccines against coronavirus in Argentina. According to the head of the province of Cordoba, Juan Schiaretti, 98% of health workers in the region expressed their desire to be vaccinated.
Let us remind you that the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine for Argentina in the amount of 300 thousand doses arrived in Argentina on Thursday. Earlier, the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Government of Argentina signed a contract for the supply of 10 million doses of Sputnik V.