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15:11 | Lima, Feb. 25.
Peruvian Health Minister Oscar Ugarte on Thursday confirmed that all polling station members will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on a priority basis, in recognition of their civic service during this year s general elections.
In an interview with Panamericana TV channel, the government official affirmed that polling station members will be immunized as new batches of the COVID-19 vaccine arrive in the country.
The minister emphasized that the guidelines to protect polling station members during the elections are defined by a protocol that was previously established, which includes personal protective equipment, face masks, and disinfection.
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LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian prosecutors are probing the use of so-called “courtesy doses” of China’s Sinopharm vaccine after two top government officials resigned over the weekend upon acknowledging they had taken the Chinese shot months ago, well before they were widely available in the country.
FILE PHOTO: Health workers wait for a dose of the Sinopharm s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Lima, Peru, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo/File Photo
The growing scandal in Peru erupted Thursday after ousted former President Martin Vizcarra said he too had received an early vaccination. Several other top officials have since stepped down.
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12:35 | Lima, Feb. 18. No healthcare worker will remain unvaccinated thanks to the second batch of 700,000 COVID-9 vaccine doses, which Peru received a few days ago, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte reported on Thursday.
On the second day of immunization against COVID-19 at Arzobispo Loayza Hospital in Lima the minister asked health staff to stay calm since there is a clear immunization schedule that will be scrupulously followed. With these 700,000 doses that have arrived, no one will remain unvaccinated. I ask professionals and co-workers to have peace of mind. Everyone will be vaccinated in Lima and all other regions, he explained.
LIMA, Peru (AP) Peru’s foreign minister resigned Sunday amid an uproar over government officials being secretly vaccinated against the coronavirus before the country recently received 1 million doses for health workers facing a resurgence in the pandemic.
President Francisco Sagasti confirmed that Elizabeth Astete stepped down and told the local television channel America that Peruvians should feel “outraged and angry about this situation that jeopardizes the enormous effort of many Peruvians working on the front line against COVID.”
The scandal erupted Thursday when former President Martín Vizcarra, who was dismissed by Congress on Nov. 9 over a corruption allegation, confirmed a newspaper report that he and his wife had secretly received shots of a vaccine from the Chinese state pharmaceutical company Sinopharm in October. Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti resigned Friday after legislators accused her of concealing information