Political infighting threatens Venezuela’s access to COVID-19 vaccine

APD NEWS

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While most countries in South America have begun mass vaccination programs,Venezuelahas been slow to get going. Politics may bepartly toblame.

“The resources thatVenezuelaneeds to buyvaccines they are keeping frozen and stolen from us in England, in Portugal, in Spain, in the United States. They have the money frozen and stolen so thatVenezuelais without thevaccine. That is the truth, ” Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan Presidentsaid.

A Caracas resident told us, “According to the government, it will arrive in April, but let’s see.”

The medical experts warn that mixing politics and COVID could be dangerous. They say this is the time for agreement, not discussion.

(CGTN)