The Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced on Tuesday that Peru reached an agreement for the acquisition of doses of the vaccine Sputnik V from the Russian laboratory Gamaleya.
Through a statement, the Minsa reported that the government signed the “Vaccine Supply Agreement Sputnik V with Human Vaccine LLC, a subsidiary of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). “
“The Agreement will allow the delivery of 10 million treatments in the coming months (each treatment includes components 1 and 2), which will directly benefit our population in the context of the current health emergency,” said Minsa.
20 million doses
President Francisco Sagasti also announced the agreement on his Twitter account and specified that the agreement establishes the purchase of 20 million doses of the Spuntik V vaccine.
“With that we will have 10 million Peruvians more fully vaccinated,” said the president.
The president indicated that the government is making progress “in defining the schedule for the delivery of these vaccines, in such a way that the next government can specify the details that we leave well in advance.”
“The transition and emergency government confirms its purpose to work and continue working until the last minute of our administration to ensure that all Peruvians are protected against the COVID-19 virus that has caused havoc in our country and throughout the world. “, it manifested.
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