translated from Spanish: “Sputnik Light is component 1 of Sputnik V,” explained Carla Vizzotti

About 7.4 million people received at least one dose of one of the vaccines available in the country against coronavirus. The data are released from the Public Vaccination Monitor of the Ministry of Health of the Nation. This is 16% of the population. Only 3% received the second dose.” The indication is that the vaccination schedule is completed. Those who received Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, Covishield or Sinopharm are going to have their second dose as they arrive in the country,” Vizzotti.De the universe of single-dose vaccinated people said, so Health Minister Carla Vizzotti tried to convey peace of mind by remembering that component 1 of Sputnik V is 80% effective. As for the new vaccine whose manufacture has just been authorised by Russia and which consists of a single dose, the minister assured that “Sputnik Light is component 1 of Sputnik V, it is like no longer giving or deferring the second dose”. According to the official strategy of prioritization of the first dose, 70% of over 60 to 69 years old are already inoculated; while health personnel were reached by 95%, Vizzotti said when interviewed on CNN Radio on the “Let’s Say Everything” program conducted by Nacho Girón.Consulted on the results obtained after new night restrictions and the closure of schools arranged by President Alberto Fernández, the official emphasized that the cases “dropped by 25% throughout the country”.
“It is very good news that cases are snorting to increase exponentially and we expect to see less tension in the health system in the coming weeks,” Vizzotti emphasized. “Argentina is one of the countries that has led the order. It’s a complex issue because every vaccine can have more than one patent and it’s not an urgent situation,” the civil service member warned.

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