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9 Min Read LA PAZ (Reuters) - As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, Luis Arce, turned to Russia for help. By the end of December, Bolivia clinched its first major COVID-19 vaccine deal, with enough shots for some 20% of the population. The first Sputnik V doses arrived in the country in late January, just as virus cases were spiking. “It was a really marathon task,” said Bolivian trade minister Benjamin Blanco of the procurement quest, but Russia’s political will made it possible. Western vaccine ma...

Bolivian President Luis Arce (L) looks on as a medical worker administers a dose of Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Feb. 25, 2021. (Photo by Rodrigo Urzagasti/Xinhua) With the Sinopharm vaccines, Bolivia launched the biggest immunization campaign in its history last Thursday. LA PAZ, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem that must be resolved through international cooperation,...

As Bolivia struggled late last year to secure deals with large drug firms to supply COVID-19 vaccines, the incoming president, Luis Arce, turned to Russia for help.

Precious cargo: Nursing students waving Bolivia flags to welcome trucks carrying China’s Sinopharm vaccines for Covid-19 in La Paz. — AP LA PAZ: Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Bolivia on Wednesday for the largest vaccination drive ever in the Latin American country. “Bolivia now has the vaccines. We have the solution... Now we are going to vaccinate everyone, ” Bolivian President Luis Arce said at Viru Viru International Airport, where a plane carrying the vaccines from Beijing landed in the morning. Arce also announced that the nationwide vaccination campaign will beg...

Bolivia to begin mass vaccination with Chinese Sinopharm vaccines 1 2021-02-25 09:35:37Xinhua Editor : Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Bolivia on Wednesday for the largest vaccination drive ever in the Latin American country.  "Bolivia now has the vaccines. We have the solution ... Now we are going to vaccinate everyone," Bolivian President Luis Arce said at Viru Viru International Airport, where a plane carrying the vaccines from Beijing landed in the morning. Arce also announced that the nationwide vaccination camp...