Official wait: with Sputnik V delayed, another round of vaccines awaits mid-month – Economic, financial and trade news

While the arrival of 15 million vaccines Sputnik V reserved for Russia to face the pandemic of Corona virus remain late, the Ministry of Health has received in recent days a emergency signal when it was confirmed that a new shipment with injections could arrive in the country in the coming weeks to reinforce the vaccination campaign launched by the government.

The Pan American Health Organization (OPS) reported on Sunday that Argentina and 35 other countries and territories in the region had received written notification regarding the estimated dose endowment to be sent as part of the agreement concluded by the initiative Covax, an international crusade that aims to ensure equitable access to a cure for the disease among developing countries.

PAHO has informed the government that it may receive a new vaccine shipment from the second half of February and throughout the second quarter of this year, regarding the agreement that Covax signed with the laboratory AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.

AstraZeneca’s vaccine is still under close review by the WHO for emergency use approval, but is expected to be approved in the coming days. According to the Covax statement, it is estimated that they will reach the countries of the region around 35.3 million doses in this first stage.

At the Ministry of Health, who order Gins Gonzlez Garca Yes Carla Vizzotti, took note of the communication, but were careful, and avoided answering this journal’s question about the final number of doses to be received in the country.

It happens, before the vaccines arrive, countries countries must ensure that they are ready to use them. Otherwise, the stock will not be shipped.

According to the chief of staff, Santiago cafiero, at the time 370,000 people were vaccinated in Argentina belonging to the medical corps and to the armed and security forces.

According to PAHO estimates, Latin America and the Caribbean will need to immunize around 500 million people to control the pandemic. According to the 2021 budget estimates, the Ministry of Health aims to inoculate antibodies to 11.2 million Argentines, which leaves nearly 5 million of the at-risk population out of reach.