Argentine health authorities have issued an epidemiological alert after a man died of dengue in the city of Corrientes. The patient, who was reported to have underlying pathologies, had been rushed from his San Luis del Palmar residence to the Escuela Hogar hospital, in the provincial capital.
Argentina s president becomes first South American leader to get a COVID-19 vaccine as he takes Russia s Sputnik V - while Brazil s president continues to call China-made shot not scientifically proven
Argentina s Alberto Fernández on Thursday became the first president in South America to receive a vaccine for COVID-19
Fernández received an injection of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine a day after the country s health ministry approved the Russian-made vaccine
Currently, only people over the age of 60 will be vaccinated in Argentina
On Friday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro charged that CoronaVac, the Chinese-made vaccine, was not scientifically proven
Brazil, the epicenter of the pandemic in South America, is second in the world with 214,147 deaths and third with 8,697,368 cases
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Argentine President Alberto Fernandez received an injection of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, a day after the country’s health regulator approved the Russian-made vaccine for use among those aged 60 and older.
In a tweet, Fernandez, 61, expressed his gratitude to the state-backed Moscow research centre that developed the vaccine.
“I thank the Gamaleya Institute for its scientific work, those who worked to bring their labours to us and all the health personnel of our country for their enormous commitment,” he wrote. “Getting vaccinated helps immunise us against the coronavirus. Let’s do it!”
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina has granted emergency approval for use of Russia’s Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine, the South American country’s health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, becoming the third country after Russia and Belarus to approve the vaccine.
The first doses of Sputnik were expected to arrive in Argentina over the days ahead, officials in both countries said. Some 42,254 people in Argentina have died of COVID-19 so far, official data shows.
“The product presents an acceptable benefit-risk balance,” said a statement from Argentina’s National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology, or ANMAT.
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