Vaccine woes will deepen polarisation in Argentina
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Roll Out
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Significance A rise in cases and deaths has increased pressure on the government over its sluggish vaccine roll-out. Despite an announcement recently that a local laboratory will soon begin producing the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, questions over vaccine negotiations and planned AstraZeneca supplies are mounting. Impacts Political concerns will increase vaccine hesitancy. Renewed lockdown measures will generate little compliance and will have more impact on the economy than the pandemic. A severe new winter wave would undermine prospects for economic recovery this year.