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As part of World Immunization Week, Twitter launched an awareness campaign on covid-19 vaccines on Monday, which consists of providing users with information on the availability, distribution plans and safety of immunization doses. They did this through an image of two V-fingers, referencing the hashtag #Vaccinated. However, the local opposition believed it was national government propaganda for the Peronist symbol and accused the executive of “politicizing the pandemic”.

“Chavism with graphics” was the accusation of the former head of the anti-corruption bureau, Laura Alonso. Rabiosa, the leader of the Pro, asked citizens “to vote to start throwing them out,” she wrote in her personal account. A few minutes later, when internet users flagged the error, Alonso deleted the tweet, without apologizing.

But the former official was not the only one. “Tell me it’s wrong,” “asked” the former Macri government finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay, commenting on the post where he accused the government of propaganda on Twitter with the Peronist symbol. As always in the bird’s social network, the response from users was not long in coming.

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This project will be in effect from this Monday and for seven days in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates United and United States.

Reviews will appear on any user’s timeline on these sites, and they will be available in seven languages. They lead people on Twitter a moments located on important topics like vaccine safety, available vaccines, distribution plans and further.

“This week, we will see a post on your timeline, which links to sources on the safety, efficacy and timeliness of vaccines from public health experts,” they detailed on the social network.

As to why the V-finger symbol was chosen, on Twitter they explained that it was the V for vaccination, and represents the essence of the message we are trying to convey.

“For over a year, people around the world have been relying on Twitter for the latest information on Covid-19. As vaccination progresses around the world, people are looking for up-to-date and localized information on vaccine eligibility criteria in their region, updates to vaccination sites and the latest additional information from their health experts. public, as we are expanding our efforts to show reliable information on Covid-19 with notices at the start of the timeline that include the most recent vaccine information, ”a spokesperson for the platform explained.