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    Argentina’s President tests positive for Covid-19 after vaccine

    April 5, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    (CNN)He said he’d take the Covid-19 vaccine first, as a role model for the rest of Argentina. A little over two months after receiving the Russian-made Sputnik V, Argentinian President Alberto Fernández has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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    In a series of tweets posted Friday evening — his birthday — the Argentinian President said a fever and slight headache had prompted him to get tested.

    “I’m already isolated, complying with the current protocol and following the instructions of my personal doctor,” he said. “I have contacted the people I met in the last 48 hours to assess whether they constitute close contact.”

    An antigen test followed by a PCR test confirmed his Covid-19 diagnosis this weekend, according to Fernández’s medical team. The 62-year-old leader’s health remains “stable, asymptomatic, with parameters within normal ranges,” they said.

    Argentina became the first Latin American country to distribute the Sputnik V vaccine in late December, with the purchase of up to 25 million doses. Fernández received his first dose of that vaccine on January 21, and his second in February, a press officer at the Presidential Casa Rosada said.

    It is possible to get infected and test positive for Covid-19 after being vaccinated. While vaccination reduces the likelihood of disease — especially severe cases — it’s still unclear to what degree each coronavirus vaccine prevents all infections.

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    Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, which developed the Sputnik V vaccine, has wished Fernández well and emphasized the shot’s high protection against severe illness.
    “We are sad to hear this. Sputnik V is 91.6% effective against infection and 100% effective against severe cases. If the infection is indeed confirmed and occurs, the vaccination ensures quick recovery without severe symptoms. We wish you a quick recovery!,” read a message on Sputnik V’s official Twitter account, citing rates published February in the medical journal The Lancet.
    Argentina’s initial vaccination campaign was accompanied by scandal, after revelations that a group of about 70 people had received early vaccine access, resulting in the resignation of then-health minister Ginés González García.

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