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Argentina Kicks Off Vaccination Drive With Russia’s Sputnik
- Argentina is first outside of Russia, Belarus to authorize
- Provides boost to Russia’s plans to distribute homegrown shot
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Argentina became the third country worldwide to begin inoculating its citizens against Covid-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine outside of trials, providing a boost to Russia’s attempts to push the shot into developing nations.
Vaccinations began simultaneously in the capital Buenos Aires and other provinces around 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday with some 300,000 people expected to be given the shot. Argentina’s health regulator gave swift emergency approval for the vaccine last week, following earlier clearances from Russia and Belarus.