Coronavirus: Peru ministers resign over secret shots, university denies ex-president part of Sinopharm vaccine trial

Peru’s Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete on Sunday resigned amid an uproar over government officials being secretly vaccinated against the coronavirus before the country recently received doses from China’s Sinopharm for health workers facing a resurgence in the pandemic.Just a day earlier, President Francisco Sagasti said he accepted the resignation of Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti due to a scandal over former president Martin Vizcarra having also received an early vaccination.Vizcarra, who…

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