Peru Starts Vaccination Drive Amid Widespread Public Opposition
- Peru first Latin American country to use Chinese vaccine
- Polls suggest almost half the population doesn’t want a shot
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Peru began a rollout of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, with the government seeking to raise public awareness in a nation where polls suggest close to half of the population opposes inoculation.
Doctors at hospitals in Lima received their first shots of the Sinopharm vaccine following the arrival of 300,000 doses from China on Sunday. President Francisco Sagasti is set to receive his first shot in the coming hours. A further 700,000 doses are scheduled to arrive on Feb. 14.