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Copa America
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) received 50,000 doses of the anti-Covid Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday in Uruguay. Doses intended for the players, coaches and referees of the Copa America which will take place this summer.
This Wednesday, near Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) received 50,000 doses of the Chinese anti-Covid vaccine Sinovac in order to ” guarantee the safety of the protagonists of the Copa America “, According to the president of Conmebol, Alejandro Dominguez. The players, coaches and referees of the competition, which is to be held from June 13 to July 10, can therefore be vaccinated.
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Present at the airport, the Chinese ambassador to Uruguay, Wang Gang, affirmed that there would be ” a before and after in relations between China and Conmebol ».
Players will have a choice
For his part, Alejandro Dominguez clarified that “ players who choose not to be vaccinated will not be penalized or excluded from Conmebol competitions “. He also added that vaccines “ will not replace the health protocol in any way ».
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