Peru’s foreign minister resigned on Sunday after admitting she got the Neocon vaccine before the public, following the resignation of the health minister last week.
Peruvian Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete tweeted Sunday that she had received the New Crown vaccine on Jan. 22 and submitted her resignation to the president over the “serious mistake. Peru’s interim president, Francisco Sagasti, immediately accepted his resignation and said he was “outraged by this act, which seriously undermines the hard work of so many Peruvians.
The vaccination scandal first broke in Peru last Thursday, when former President Martin Vizcarra robbed the country of its vaccines. According to the Peruvian newspaper Diario, Vizcarra was vaccinated in October with China National Drug’s New Crown vaccine, just weeks before he was deposed by Congress last year for corruption. Biscara argued that he had participated in the vaccine tests as a volunteer, but this was denied by the university that organized the clinical trials. The revelation of the scandal led to the resignation of Peruvian Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti on Friday. According to Peruvian media, the prosecution has launched a preliminary investigation into the matter.
The Peruvian government announced an agreement with China National Pharmaceutical to buy 38 million doses of vaccines in early January. In addition to the agreed doses, Sinopharm provided 2,000 doses of the vaccine for testing and vaccination of Peruvian officials, according to a Peruvian media report cited by AFP. The report was followed by statements this Sunday from several Peruvian politicians denying they had received the vaccine.
Peru began vaccination of health care workers on Tuesday. The vaccination schedule for the general public has not yet begun, as only one million doses of the Chinese national Medicine Xin Guan vaccine have been received so far.
The outbreak in Peru, located in South America, is severe, with 1.23 million confirmed infections and 43,703 deaths recorded in the country, according to the latest official figures. The Epidemic has led to a severe saturation of hospitals, a shortage of beds, and a shortage of emergency oxygen cylinders, with 14,230 people hospitalized in Peru with severe cases of Neocon.
Recent Comments