translated from Spanish: Through a UND, the Government would enable the arrival of Pfizer vaccines

The national government finalizes the details of a Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) that will enable the arrival in Argentina of the vaccines of Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen.Así indicated to the agency NA high sources of the National Executive, in reference to the decree that President Alberto Fernández will issue to modify the Law of Vaccines , which today is blocking a possible agreement with the American pharmaceutical company.” Negotiations with the laboratories were never interrupted. There were some with whom it was possible to agree and others with which it could not, because they demanded different rules. Now, the President is considering resolving it in a different way, so that he can move forward with the contracts. But we are still working along those lines,” Cafiero told TN. There was a learning over time and that brings today the power to evaluate if a change needs to be made in that regulatory framework. And if you have to do it, well, face it. The President makes the decision thinking about the need to bring in more vaccines,” he added. The negotiations were led by Vilma Ibarra, Legal and Technical Secretary of the Presidency; Cecilia Nicolini, presidential adviser; and Carla Vizzotti, Minister of Health.Cafiero said the government “will continue with negotiations with Pfizer,” although he clarified that this “does not mean that the contracts will be signed.” The DNU would modify the points of the Vaccine Law that were questioned by the laboratory, which led to the signing of the contract to acquire the vaccine against Covid-19 from Pfizer.The main obstacle to the arrival of these vaccines lies in article 4 of Law 27.573, according to which the Government can incorporate in the contracts “clauses that establish conditions of indemnity with respect to compensation and other claims financial compensation relating to and on behalf of those involved in the research, development, manufacture, provision and supply of vaccines, with the exception of those arising from fraudulent manoeuvres, malicious conduct or negligence on the part of the subjects concerned.” Negligence” is the word in question. It was included at the request of Cecilia Moreau, a pro-government deputy, and does not appear in any of the more than 100 contracts that the company signed with other countries. This not only hinders the possibility of reaching an agreement with a pharmaceutical company that had offered more than 13 million doses, but also prevents access to the donations announced by the United States and that includes Argentina.Hours before the news broke, the ruling party — in conjunction with allied blocs — had rejected, in the Chamber of Deputies , the opposition’s request to amend the law and thus unblock the signature.
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