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Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian shots

by Daria Litvinova & Almudena Calatrava
| December 30, 2020 12:03 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus and Argentina launched mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russian-developed Sputnik V shot on Tuesday, becoming the first countries outside Russia to roll out the vaccine, which has faced criticism over the speed with which it was approved.

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