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Argentina becomes 1st Latin American country to approve Sputnik V emergency use - RDIF

Moscow, Dec 23 (Sputnik) Argentina has become the first Latin American country to officially register Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the novel coronavirus, authorizing its emergency use, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, the Aerolineas Argentinas airline told Sputnik that an Argentine plane that would deliver Sputnik V to the Latin American country landed in Moscow. The plane is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
"The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund) announces the registration of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by The National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices of Argentina (ANMAT). Argentina was the first country in Latin America to officially register Sputnik V," the RDIF said in a press release.
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