05/08/2021 1:33 PM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 05/08/2021 2:09 PM
The Minister of Health of the Nation, Carla Vizzotti, affirmed this Saturday that she is "
one of the people who suffers the most
" when the health protocols established in the face of the coronavirus pandemic are not complied with.
It was when referring to the "photo of the unit" that was taken during an official act led this Wednesday by President Alberto Fernández along with Vice President Cristina Kirchner in the Buenos Aires town of Ensenada, which aroused strong criticism for the lack of social distancing .
"I must be one of the people who suffers the most from these situations
. Together with the communication people of the Presidency, we always talk about how to strengthen that," said Vizzotti.
Speaking to
CNN Radio
, the national official said: "The care, the chinstrap, the distance that they generate when the President or Vice President is active, it is clear that it happens. Then
when there are so many people and people approach, already there it is much more difficult
.
"
"Of course
it is not a justification
... It is something that has to be worked on. The people who work in the Presidency work a lot so that this does not happen," argued the Minister of Health.
In addition, the official stressed that "it is something that has to be worked on, but those who do the act do not promote it," since
"they take great care so that this does not happen
.
"
The Minister of Health pointed out that "the people of the Presidency work a lot" so that the protocols are complied with during the acts of the Government.
In tune, the Chief of Staff,
Santiago Cafiero, acknowledged that photography was "an oversight", and remarked that "
the rules are for everyone
and they must all be met."
"
That photo ended up being an oversight
. The whole act was very careful and there are always strict protocols, which are followed in all acts. When one participates or watches the acts, one realizes that there is a strict protocol at all times" stressed the coordinating minister.
In statements to radio
La Red
,
the chief of staff stressed that the vice president "takes great care of herself", just like the head of state who "has acquired many more caring habits than she had until some time ago."
"It was an oversight, it was at the end of the event. The people who were participating in the event wanted to take a photo with the President and Vice President," he concluded.
Pandemic management
The Minister of Health of the Nation affirmed that the decrease in the number of
coronavirus cases "throughout the country is around 25%"
, and specified: "In the AMBA this decrease (in infections) is stabilizing, we would like you to be faster because we are still at a very high point in the number of cases ".
When referring to the acquisition of vaccines, Vizzotti clarified that they did "everything that was on the side of Argentina to have more doses", but explained that "the reality is that the world has had this problem in relation to the production of the vaccine ".
"The truth is that
vaccine production has not been sufficient for the demand, not even according to what had been planned.
We hoped to have more doses and we did everything to make that happen.
The important thing is that
Argentina has sustained its vaccination steadily since December,
"he said.
In addition, the official referred to the vaccine against the coronavirus that Russia has just authorized and that consists of a single d
osis: "
Sputnik Light
is component 1 of Sputnik V that we know of."
"What happens with Sputnik V is that it is the only vaccine that has
two different components
. So, it is like not giving or delaying the second dose any more," he concluded.
LGP
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