On Sunday, a flight with more than 840 thousand doses of AstraZeneca will arrive in the country

Additionally, on that day, the scheduling of two Aerolineas Argentinas trips to Moscow, Russia was confirmed for 2 a.m. Sunday and around the same time Tuesday to search for more Sputnik V vaccines.

Government information shows that the amount the two planes will bring will be known once they arrive at Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport.

These two news are consistent with what has been confirmed in recent days by the national authorities, who described that with these arrivals the country is entering “a new stage”.

On May 17, the Department of Health announced that during this month the nation will receive 3,960,000 doses under the contract signed last year with AstraZeneca. for a total of 22,400,000 vaccines.

To this number are added the 861,600 of the COVAX mechanism, which has a commitment of 9 million in Argentina.

This information had generated the celebration of Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health of La Nació, who assured that “It will change the course of the second wave of the pandemic in Argentina.”

Also this week, the President of Russia, Vladimir Poutine, the regularization of the shipment of vaccines and described as “of great importance for the strategic alliance with Argentina”.

“We have good relations with President (Alberto) Fernández, we appreciate his commitment to effective mutual coordination in the political sphere, as well as to building ties in the economic field,” said the first Russian president. .

In the meantime, President Alberto Fernández, as part of the announcement of restrictions to moderate the advance of the second wave, said on Thursday that “in a few weeks all people at risk” will be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

“We are entering a new stage in the plan: in the coming weeks, the country’s courts will have the highest number of doses available”, stress.