Chinese covid vaccine secretly given to VIPs
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A health worker prepares a dose of the Sinopharm s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Lima, Peru, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/Files
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Ryan Dube
, The Wall Street Journal
In Peru and elsewhere, some politicians and the well-connected got China’s Sinopharm shot months ahead of health workers and other vulnerable groups
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LIMA :
After Peru’s death toll from Covid-19 surged last fall, nearly 500 politically connected people, including then-President Martin Vizcarra, were secretly given a Chinese vaccine, according to Peru’s government.
The revelation that government consultants, lobbyists, cabinet ministers and the former president and his family were inoculated starting in September before the vaccine was approved by Peruvian authorities has resulted in a roiling scandal now dubbed Vaccine Gate.