Argentine President Alberto Fernandez received, on Thursday, the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine, a day after Argentina’s health regulator approved the Russian-made vaccine for use among over 60s.
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The Argentina’s government said it has approved the Russia’s coronavirus vaccine for use in people over 60 after earlier green-lighting it for younger age groups.
A government source stated that this opens the door for Fernandez, 61, to receive the vaccine.
“The way is paved for the president to be vaccinated. At any moment he will do so,” the source said.
The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology(ANMAT), Argentina’s regulatory body, revealed in a statement that the vaccine “is within an acceptable margin of safety and efficacy for the age group over 60 years.”
The statement added that new documents and data had been received for analysis to allow the expanded approval, including a clinical report on the vaccine among the 60-plus age group, affirming that this showed an efficacy of around 91.8% in people over 60.
“The safety variable showed a profile that does not differ from that observed in the rest of the population,” it said.
Argentina has recorded some 45,832 COVID-19 deaths so far and over 1.8 million cases.
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