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LA PAZ, March 1 (Reuters) - As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, Luis Arce, turned to Russia for help.
By the end of December, Bolivia clinched its first major COVID-19 vaccine deal, with enough shots for some 20% of the population. The first Sputnik V doses arrived in the country in late January, just as virus cases were spiking.
“It was a really marathon task,” said Bolivian trade minister Benjamin Blanco of the procurement quest, but Russia’s political will made it possible. Western vaccine makers “told us developing countries that we had to wait until June.” He didn’t name names.
9 Min Read
LA PAZ (Reuters) - As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, Luis Arce, turned to Russia for help.
By the end of December, Bolivia clinched its first major COVID-19 vaccine deal, with enough shots for some 20% of the population. The first Sputnik V doses arrived in the country in late January, just as virus cases were spiking.
“It was a really marathon task,” said Bolivian trade minister Benjamin Blanco of the procurement quest, but Russia’s political will made it possible. Western vaccine makers “told us developing countries that we had to wait until June.” He didn’t name names.
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Bolivian President Luis Arce (L) looks on as a medical worker administers a dose of Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Feb. 25, 2021. (Photo by Rodrigo Urzagasti/Xinhua) With the Sinopharm vaccines, Bolivia launched the biggest immunization campaign in its history last Thursday. LA PAZ, March 1 (Xinhua) The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem that must be resolved through international cooperation,.