Pfizer vaccines: from the opposition they criticized the government’s delays in reaching an agreement and assured that it was necessary to “put ideology aside”

In a strong reaction, the referents of Ensemble pour le changer criticized the Government for the “delays” in reaching an agreement with the laboratory Pfizer, which Argentina will buy 20 million vaccines against the coronavirus. With Chicanas to Kirchnerism, they declared that “ideology should be put aside” and that “There were no ice cream parlors to deliver” one of the arguments put forward by the ruling party by accusing the laboratory of asking for natural resources in exchange for signing the contract.

They criticized what they called “dark towers and fiery speeches” and warned that if the deal had been finalized sooner they could have ” thousands of deaths avoided “ by COVID-19. They talked about “Sainete with Pfizer”, with regard to ideas, turns and controversies in the broad negotiations.

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One of the first voices critical of the deadline to be accepted was that of the head of the PRO Patricia bullrich, who wrote on Twitter: “Finally, the Pfizer vaccine has ceased to be the handover of national sovereignty, after dark turns and fiery speeches. With a delay of 8 months, we Argentines will have a vaccine that would have avoided thousands of deaths. Now we are going to receive it to save our lives ”.

The president of the Ensemble interblock for the change of deputies Mario negri “Chicaneó” to the ruling party: “the exorbitant delays of the” friendly “laboratories, the gift of Joe Biden, pressure from parents of children in need of vaccines and opposition. And one day the government signed with Pfizer! There were no ice cream parlors to hand over, nor were we the world’s toys. Have had leave ideology ”. While the head of the RCU and national deputy Alfredo Cornejo wrote: “A year late and we’ll never know why.”

The former Minister of Health Adolfo rubinstein He underscored the deal but questioned the time frame in which it was finalized: “The signing of the deal with Pfizer is good news. But he comes 9 months later of the sanction of the vaccine law and a few days later we know the letter of Cecilia Nicolini. There is no doubt that all this farce with Pfizer responded to ideological inclinations ”.

The national deputy for Public Confidence Graciela Ocana He criticized “geopolitics” in the vaccine negotiations: “One year later, Argentines will be able to receive vaccines from Pfizer. Ultimately, it wasn’t the vaccine law, it wasn’t the word neglect or sovereignty; they were geopolitical agreements signed with Russia which they deprived At this stage, the Argentines have 13 million Pfizer vaccines ”.

PRO deputies call for the creation of a register of Argentines vaccinated abroad against the coronavirus

PRO deputies presented a project to create the National Register of Vaccination Abroad against COVID-19 (RENAVEX). The objective of this initiative is to systematize the information of Argentines who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. outside, whatever the origin or quantity of doses applied.

They explained that this will generate evidence to develop research and make public policy decisions regarding the vaccination campaign. They suggested that with this information, for example, it would be possible to know precisely what collective immunity level there are among the population or implement measures for people vaccinated.

The initiative was presented by the head of the bloc of national deputies of the PRO Cristian Ritondo. Legislators Mercedes Joury, María Luján Rey and Carmen Polledo accompanied it with their signatures.

The registry creation project