Uruguay and Paraguay on Thursday grew to become the primary two international locations to start vaccinating footballers in opposition to Covid-19 forward of the Copa America, which begins subsequent month.
Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American soccer’s governing physique CONMEBOL, took to Twitter to congratulate each international locations on starting their applications.
“We can have a safer Argentina-Colombia Copa America, all the time complying with well being protocols,” said Dominguez, who is based in Paraguay.
China’s Sinovac pharmaceutical company has donated 50,000 vaccines to CONMEBOL.
The doses arrived last month in Uruguay’s capital Montevideo, from where they were sent out to continent’s 10 member football associations.
“The first countries to start vaccinating this Thursday were Paraguay and Uruguay, and then Chile and Ecuador will follow,” a CONMEBOL supply instructed AFP.
It’s not simply nationwide workforce gamers being supplied the vaccine however each women and men professionals taking part in for high flight groups.
“Three Colombian groups are additionally in Paraguay, they have been supplied the vaccine and accepted,” added the supply.
South American sides are involved in continental club competitions this week and three Colombian sides had their “home” video games switched to Paraguay on account of civil unrest of their homeland.
Uruguay began vaccinations within the Centenario nationwide stadium — the location of the primary ever World Cup ultimate in 1930 — in Montevideo, in alphabetical order, which means Boston River have been the primary membership to obtain theirs.
Paraguay additionally began immunizing first division sides, starting with Sportivo Luqueno.
“We’ve began making use of the CONMEBOL vaccine to gamers, referees, coaches and logistical workers,” said the Paraguay Football Association on its social media accounts, before also claiming to be the “first country in the world to immunize the entire football environment.”
The Copa America begins in Argentina on June 13 with the ultimate in Colombia on July 10.
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