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BUENOS AIRES – The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, announced in the early hours of Saturday that he had a positive test for Covid-19. The Argentine president underwent the test after feeling symptoms compatible with the disease. You received the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine almost two months ago; Immunization does not always prevent coronavirus contamination, but rather the worsening of Covid-19.
“At the end of this day, after having a fever of 37.3º and a slight headache, I did a test in which I tested positive,” Fernández said on his official Twitter account.
Fernández worked Friday afternoon at the official residence of Olivos, in the Argentine capital. At night, when she was preparing for dinner, she developed mild symptoms.
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The president is still waiting for the result of a PCR test as a counter test and has been accompanied by Federico Saavedra, a doctor who indicated that the first test should be performed. Fernández, who turns 62 this Saturday, was isolated as a preventive measure and explained that he is physically well. “As much as I did not want to end my birthday with this news, I am excited,” he said.
The Argentine president took two doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, from the Russian laboratory Gamaleya. The first injection was administered on January 21 at the Posadas hospital in Buenos Aires and the second on February 11, according to sources linked to the Presidency.
In the case of Sputnik V, studies from phase 3 clinical trials showed 91.6% effectiveness in preventing Covid-19, as indicated by a peer-reviewed article published in the scientific journal Lancet in February. For severe cases, the protection found was 100%. The study indicates that the vaccine does not give a complete guarantee that a person will not contract the disease. However, immunizers effectively prevent the health situation from evolving into a more serious situation.
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“I contacted the people I met with in the last 48 hours to isolate them. I ask everyone to preserve themselves by following the recommendations. It is clear that the pandemic has not passed and we must continue to take care of ourselves, ”he recommended.
Casa Rosada, the seat of the Argentine government, announced that Carla Vizzoti, Minister of Health, is personally making the list of people who have had contact with the president. The names are, initially, that of Chancellor Felipe Solá; the Secretary of Malvinas, Daniel Filmus; the mayor of Hurlingham, Juan Zabaleta; the Secretary General of the Presidency, Julio Vitobello; and the presidential spokesman, Juan Pablo Biondi. Fabiola Yáñez, Fernández’s wife, had a negative test.
Presidential sources also reported that a meeting between Fernández and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, head of government in Buenos Aires, was reorganized to be held virtually or by phone.
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Argentina faces a second wave of the coronavirus, with a considerable increase in the number of infections driven by the new variants, including the Brazilian P.1. The country has already vaccinated 7.6% of the population with the first dose. In addition to Sputnik, Argentina has an agreement to produce the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine together with Mexico, but this production is delayed due to lack of supplies.
According to official data from the country of 44 million inhabitants, 2.3 million have already been infected and 56,023 died from the disease.
