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Collected Item: “Vaccine-gate in Peru”

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Vaccine-gate in Peru

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screenshot

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Peru's president, wife, and other well-connected politicians were getting the COVID-19 vaccine back in October, provided by the Chinese company Sinopharm. The vaccines were distributed before the vaccine was publically available, and some high-level officials have resigned.

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Peru, vaccine, China, elite, president, LA Times, Instagram

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LA Times

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2021-02-18
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