Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced on Tuesday that the country was gearing up for a campaign to give third COVID-19 vaccine doses to those most at risk
BUENOS AIRES (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th October, 2021) Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced on Tuesday that the country was gearing up for a campaign to give third COVID-19 vaccine doses to those most at risk.
"People with a low immune protection... require a third vaccine dose that will be administrated shortly... People over 50 who were vaccinated with Sinopharm will also be given a third, booster shot," she told reporters.
Health workers are next in line to receive a COVID-19 booster shot starting December. The remainder of Argentines will be offered a third dose next year. Apart from a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm, Argentina uses Russia's Sputnik V, and shots produced by Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna in the vaccination campaign.
