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Venezuela Politicizes Access to Vaccines Via State Loyalty Card
Nicolle Yapur and Alex Vasquez, Bloomberg News People wait to receive a dose of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday, April 9, 2021. Last week Venezuela received 50,000 doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine, as part of a bilateral agreement between Caracas and Moscow. , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) Venezuela is restricting Covid-19 shots to people with a state loyalty card, effectively excluding many government opponents from getting vaccinated.
When the country began inoculating its elderly population last week, it said it was selecting recipients from a registry used by the Nicolas Maduro administration to keep tabs on voter loyalty and grant state subsidies.
Venezuela Politicizes Vaccine Access Via State Loyalty Card Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Nicolle Yapur and Alex Vasquez
(Bloomberg) Venezuela is restricting Covid-19 shots to people with a state loyalty card, effectively excluding many government opponents from getting vaccinated.
When the country began inoculating its elderly population last week, it said it was selecting recipients from a registry used by the Nicolas Maduro administration to keep tabs on voter loyalty and grant state subsidies.
While all Venezuelans have a national ID card, they haven’t all registered for the state loyalty card known as the Carnet de la Patria, which is disproportionately held by people who depend on state aid and who are more likely to be loyal to the Maduro government.
Full article Images of both Maduro and Flores receiving their doses were broadcast on state television. Maduro said he felt fine after receiving the injection.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores have received their first doses of Russia s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Venezuelan state television reported, while the country received a second shipment of the vaccine.
Images of both Maduro and Flores receiving their doses were broadcast on state television. Maduro said he felt fine after receiving the injection.
Across the world the studies say that the Russian vaccine is a great vaccine to generate immunity, Maduro said. We will guarantee all vaccines for the people of Venezuela.
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