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Argentina health minister resigns after reports of VIP vaccine access Reuters 2/20/2021
By Maximilian Heath
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina s health minister resigned on Friday following reports that people had been able to use connections to get access to COVID-19 vaccines to which they were not entitled.
Gines Gonzalez Garcia said in a letter posted on Twitter that individuals were able to sidestep proper procedure for vaccinations due to unintended confusion in his office while he was away.
Two sources in the presidency said earlier on Friday that President Alberto Fernandez had asked for Gines resignation after allegations were made in the media of at least 10 people receiving vaccinations without following the proper procedure, among them a veteran journalist who claimed he had received a shot after speaking directly with the minister.
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina’s health minister resigned on Friday following reports that people had been able to use connections to get access to COVID-19 vaccines to which they were not entitled.
Gines Gonzalez Garcia said in a letter posted on Twitter that individuals were able to sidestep proper procedure for vaccinations due to “unintended confusion” in his office while he was away.
Two sources in the presidency said earlier on Friday that President Alberto Fernandez had asked for Gines’ resignation after allegations were made in the media of at least 10 people receiving vaccinations without following the proper procedure, among them a veteran journalist who claimed he had received a shot after speaking directly with the minister.
Ginés González García resigned after the existence of a VIP Covid-19 vaccination hall for government officials, friends and family, surfaced. Deputy Health minister Carla Vizzotti, will be appointed Minister on Saturday. She is an expert in vaccines
Argentina s current Deputy Health minister Carla Vizzotti, will be appointed Minister on Saturday following the Friday resignation of Ginés González García, who had organized at the ministry a VIP Covid-19 vaccination hall for government officials, friends and family.
González García, a surgeon by training and with a long political active career, had been a member of the original cabinet of his close friend, president Alberto Fernandez when he took office in December 2019. He was in charge of the program to purchase the vaccines and organize the immunization campaign starting with sanitary staff, security forces and the over 65, but some Argentines, particularly if they are Kirc
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