Alberto: “We would have 10 million vaccines in December” – News

The president assured that the Russian vaccine and the rest of those being managed with other countries give him “great peace of mind” amid the “torment” of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“It gives us great peace of mind because it makes us think that we can soon count on the vaccine,” he said in the recorded message to Quinta de Olivos.

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“There are 10 million vaccines, or 20 million doses, and we could cover 10 million people with the two vaccines, the one on day 1 and day 21, hopefully, from the end of December. It requires a huge effort on our part, because it requires all the logistics, at this stage, ”he explained.

In addition to Sputnik V, Alberto Fernández said they would get 750,000 vaccines from the Pfizer laboratory; and estimated that in March, doses of AstraZeneca and Oxford University, which is produced in Argentina, will arrive.

Finally, the head of state revealed that he was seeking an agreement to obtain one of the vaccines currently being tested in China, among which are in more advanced development those of Sinovac, Sinopharm and the Institute of Biologics. from Wuhan.

“What we want is that the Argentines can count as quickly as possible and in sufficient quantity with the vaccine which allows us to put an end to this pandemic and to find the life which has been altered”, he underlined.