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Argentine President Alberto Fernandez receives Sputnik V COVID vaccine

Reuters WORLD
Published January 21,2021
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Alberto Fernandez walks off a stage after enacting a law to legalize abortion during a ceremony at the Museo del Bicentenario, in Buenos Aires, Argentina January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has been vaccinated against the coronavirus using the Sputnik V vaccine, an official confirmed on Thursday.

Fernandez, 61, was vaccinated a day after Argentina's health regulator approved the Russian-made vaccine for use among over 60s.