Due to the lack of the second component of Sputnik V, Cobos requests a new regimen with another vaccine for those who have a dose

Amid the controversy over the delay in the arrival of the second installment of Sputnik V and the government’s claim to the Russian Direct Investment Fund by letter, the former vice president and current opposition senator , Julio Cobos, asked him to the Executive to study the possibility of starting a new scheme with vaccines from other laboratories for those who received only the first dose.

In other words, he asked that anyone who has a dose of the Russian vaccine and who has already completed the three-month wait to receive component two, can be vaccinated with one of the other available doses, such as AstraZeneca. , Sinopharm or Modern

According to official data, 9,375,670 doses of component 1 and 2,493,160 of component 2 have been applied in the country. 6,882,510 people are waiting to complete the program vaccination.

Through a communication project, Cobos asked the executive branch for information on the details of the contract that the Argentine state has signed with Russia.

The Mendoza leader stressed that “all deadlines for the effective application of the second dose to obtain adequate vaccination have expired, according to information provided by the vaccine developer” and that “there is no certainty as to on arrival of the second dose “.

“Faced with the situation raised, it is necessary to analyze whether it is not more convenient; both from a health and economic point of view, start a new immunization schedule for people who received the first dose of Sputnik V, with vaccines in stock from other laboratories, ”Cobos noted.

And he added: “In particular, it should be analyzed if it is possible and in your case. go ahead with this decision as soon as possible. The health of Argentines cannot depend on the will of a Russian official or bureaucrat. “

On a related note, he took to Twitter, where he asked, “What is the highest cost to the population: keep waiting and the two doses are separated without completing or starting the regimen.” a new one with other vaccines? What are the sanctions ? Does the contract with the Russian Fed Fund provide for non-delivery of the 2nd dose? “.

Cobos said that “there are concerns about the impact of the possible arrival of the Delta variant (with the highest contagion rate) on the part of the company that does not have a full vaccination, all because of the non-compliance or lack of necessary forethought “.

Concerned about the delay in the arrival of the second component of the Russian vaccine, which makes millions of people wait for months to complete the program, was added the letter with which the government demanded from the Russian Direct Investment Fund the sending more doses and even threatened to terminate the contract.

It was Cecilia Nicolini, advisor to President Alberto Fernández, who wrote the letter he emailed to Anatoly Braverman, the right hand of the owner of this fund.

In this note, Nicolini, who led the negotiations in Moscow with Carla Vizzotti to purchase the vaccines developed by the Gamaleya Institute, reported on a “critical” situation due to the impossibility of carrying out the diagrams vaccination.

“As I told you today, we are in a very critical situation. We were hoping that after the conversation you, Carla, Kirill and I had a few weeks ago, things would improve. But they got better – worse. ” points to the letter.

Hours after the letter was made public by mail, from Russia, they assured that they had never read it and learned about it from the media.

Health sources familiar with the negotiations between Argentina and Russia for vaccines assured Bugle that in Moscow, they did not take into account Nicolini’s request and that the shipment of vaccines arrived a few days later – which includes some doses of the second component – was only sent when the Russian authorities judged appropriate to do so.