Russia’s first big international shipment of its coronavirus vaccine — 300,000 doses sent to Argentina last week — consisted only of the first dose of the two-shot vaccine, which is easier to make than the second dose, sources told Reuters.
Reuters: Russia ships only first part of COVID-19 vaccine to Argentina
Handout picture released by Argentina's Presidency of shipping containers with 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, at Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires outskirts on December 24, 2020. - A shipment of 300,000 vaccines against covid-19 arrived this Thursday in Buenos Aires from Russia on a flight chartered by Argentina, which will allow the country to begin an inoculation campaign shortly. (Photo by ESTEBAN COLLAZO / Argentina's Presidency Press Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENCY / Esteban COLLAZO " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
