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First Posted: Jun 30, 2021 08:25 AM EDT
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After Russia failed to deliver the ordered doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine by Guatemala, the Central American country s Health Minister Amelia Flores stated on Tuesday that the Guatemalan government had asked Russia to return their money.
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The government led by Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei paid around $80 million in early April for a supply of 8 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine. The Guatemalan revealed that out of 8 million doses that have been ordered due to the still-rising coronavirus cases in the country but Guatemala so far only received 150,000 doses.
Sofia Menchu
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GUATEMALA CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Guatemalan Health Minister Amelia Flores clarified on Wednesday she was not yet requesting a refund from Russia after delayed deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and that both countries were still negotiating.
Flores had said a day earlier that the country was requesting a refund after paying some $80 million in April for 8 million doses of the vaccine. It has received just 150,000 of them. read more There is a letter seeking the re-negotiation of the contract, but that does not imply the return of the money, Flores told reporters on Wednesday. The first proposal is to re-negotiate the contract.
UPDATE 1-Guatemala not yet seeking refund from Russia over vaccine delays: minister Reuters 11 hrs ago
By Sofia Menchu
GUATEMALA CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Guatemalan Health Minister Amelia Flores clarified on Wednesday she was not yet requesting a refund from Russia after delayed deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and that both countries were still negotiating.
Flores had said a day earlier that the country was requesting a refund after paying some $80 million in April for 8 million doses of the vaccine. It has received just 150,000 of them. There is a letter seeking the re-negotiation of the contract, but that does not imply the return of the money, Flores told reporters on Wednesday. The first proposal is to re-negotiate the contract.