Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called Europe’s unwillingness to approve the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V a mistake.
In his opinion, the actions of the EU are dictated primarily by geopolitics. Fernandez said that he personally tried to convince Western partners of the effectiveness of vaccination and cited the experience of vaccination in his country as evidence, the TV channel reports. “Russia 24”.
Argentina’s Health Minister Carla Vissotti said earlier this week that the WHO had asked the country to share all the information she has on the effectiveness of Sputnik Vas well as a number of other drugs.
The head of the Ministry of Health recalled that Sputnik V has been used in Argentina since December 2020. Last December in the country fully approved the Sputnik Light vaccine.
“During the application of the vaccine, scientists from Buenos Aires found that the ability to neutralize any strain of coronavirus after vaccination with the Sputnik V vaccine grows over time“, Vissotti said.
“Sputnik V” is the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus, it is approved in 71 countries of the world, the effectiveness is 97.6%. This is the first coronavirus vaccine received by Argentina. President Fernandez made three inoculations with a Russian drug.