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Argentina’s Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia looks on during the arrival of 580,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 17, 2021.Image: REUTERS/ MATIAS BAGLIETTO
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Argentina health minister resigns after reports of VIP vaccine access

Argentina’s health minister resigned on Friday after reports that people had been able to use connections to get access to Covid-19 vaccines to which they were not entitled. Gines Gonzalez Garcia said in a letter posted on Twitter that…

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Rich countries bulk-buying Covid-19 vaccines poses threat to the rest of us

TIMESLIVE Sipokazi Fokazi Local public health experts have raised concerns about the bulk-buying of potential Covid-19 vaccines by rich nations, arguing that this could further delay access to these life-saving shots by developing…

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