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El Salvador inks deal with Pfizer for 4.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

El Salvador inks deal with Pfizer for 4.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses - Copyright (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2021. Click For Restrictions - https://agency.reuters.com/en/copyright.html

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By Reuters

Published on 05/05/2021 - 4:30 GMT+2

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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele said on Twitter on Tuesday night that the Central American nation has signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc for 4.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses.

"With this purchase, we guarantee uninterrupted immunization for our entire target population," said Bukele.

(Reporting by Nelson Renteria; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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