Argentina President Alberto Fernández said the country would receive the first 10 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in early December after the vaccine completes clinical trials. According to President Fernández, 25 million doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine will be delivered in two rounds, the earliest in December, if the clinical trials are successful.
After the first 10 million doses, the remaining 15 million doses of the vaccine could be made available in January 2021. Argentina’s President affirmed that the access to the Sputnik-V vaccine is very important to protect the health of the most vulnerable parts of society.
Earlier, Argentine Minister of Health Carla Vizzotti visited Russia on October 17 to learn more about the Russian COVID-19 vaccine as well as discuss a Sputnik-V purchase contract with a Russian partner.
The 25 million doses of this vaccine could vaccinate more than half of Argentina’s population. According to the plan, it is expected that the Sputnik-V vaccine will be administered to priority groups such as health workers, people over 60, people with risk factors, teachers and police with about 6 million qualified people.
In August 2020, Russia announced the world’s first registration of the COVID-19 vaccine and named the vaccine Sputnik-V, a famous satellite name from the Soviet era. This country has applied to the World Health Organization to apply for a license for the vaccine.