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Peru Discusses Private Access To Russian Vaccine
A Peruvian presidential candidate on Friday called on the government to let private entities buy Russia s COVID-19 vaccine.
A Peruvian presidential candidate on Friday called on the government to let private entities buy Russia s COVID-19 vaccine.
Cesar Acuña, the presidential candidate for the Peruvian Alliance for Progress, also met the Russian ambassador on Friday to discuss the possibility of private businesses buying the Sputnik V vaccine.
Ambassador Igor V. Romanchenko replied that the decision was in the government s hands, according to Acuña.
Peru s health authority has not yet approved the Sputnik V vaccine, while the government has relied on the Chinese Sinopharm s vaccine that was also tested in the country.