Argentinian airlines prepare a new flight to Russia to search for a shipment of doses of vacunas Sputnik V against covid-19. The aircraft of the flag line it would leave this Friday or later, during the weekend.
At the moment, it was not specified if they would be components 1 or 2 of the Russian vaccine, nor the amount assigned, since it depends on the confirmation of the Gamaleya Institute.
“A flight is being prepared for the weekend. We still do not know if it will be August 6 or 7, but in that 24-hour window the flight should leave, “Aerolineas sources explained to Page 12.
In that sense, they warned that the departure could take place during the early hours of Friday or Saturday, as happened with previous flights, since “The vaccines should arrive in the country before Monday.”
Since the first flight that arrived in December last year, Airlines completed 22 trips to Moscow (Russia) in which 11,813,375 doses of Sputnik V were brought, of which 9,375,670 correspond to component 1 and 2,493,160 to component 2.
While, this Wednesday, the Russian Investment Fund announced that during the month of August the delivery of components 2 of the vaccine would be normalized, required to complete immunization schedules in several countries, including Argentina.
On the other hand, the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, confirmed that the country is “in a position to advance in the 24 jurisdictions to exchange different vaccines“, and that” it will begin with the combination of Sputnik V with Moderna and AstraZeneca “, prioritizing people over 50 years of age and with comorbidities who have not yet completed the vaccination schedule.
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