China's COVID-19 vaccine was sent by plane to Argentina. Does this reflect the importance attached to the vaccine?

? Buenos Aires announced that on February 25, local time, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed and produced by China National Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

Argentine Cabinet Chief Minister Cafiero, Foreign Minister Sola, Health Minister Vizzotti and the Chinese Ambassador to Argentina went to the airport to greet the transport plane carrying Chinese vaccines as it slowly landed at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport.

Different from other transport aircraft, the fuselage of this aircraft is spray-painted with a circular pattern of a traditional Chinese paper-cut cow, and there are Chinese and Spanish words next to it, which says Happy New Year and good luck in the Year of the Ox.

Argentina’s deep blessings for the Chinese New Year vividly reflect the profound friendship between the two countries. Cafiero, Chief Minister of the Argentine Cabinet, said that this charter flight shipped back more than 900,000 Chinese vaccines.

The arrival of the vaccine is good news for Argentina, bringing hope to Argentina and opening a new page in the fight against the epidemic.

Foreign Minister Sola expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government for its support, saying that Argentina is willing to expand cooperation with China in the procurement and use of vaccines. The Argentine government stated in a press release that an Aerolineas Argentinas flight has been sent to Beijing.

The Sinopharm vaccine is expected to return to Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport in the near future. Argentina's drug regulator has approved the emergency use of the Sinopharm vaccine.

The President's Office stated that the newly approved vaccine will be used as part of the Argentine government's prevention strategy. Argentina's Ministry of Health stated that the country has a total of 2,077,228 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and a total of 51,510 deaths. Argentina launched domestic new crown vaccination work at the end of December last year.

, on the 21st of this month, the new coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. was officially approved for emergency use in Argentina.