Article 5E6EZ Peru's foreign minister resigns in scandal over early vaccination of officials

Peru's foreign minister resigns in scandal over early vaccination of officials

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Associated Press in Lima
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Health minister had already quit after it emerged ministers received jabs before health workers

Peru's foreign minister has resigned amid uproar over government officials being secretly vaccinated against coronavirus before the country recently received 1m doses for health workers facing a resurgence in the pandemic.

The president, Francisco Sagasti, confirmed that Elizabeth Astete had stepped down and told a local television channel that Peruvians should feel outraged and angry about this situation that jeopardises the enormous effort of many Peruvians working on the frontline against Covid".

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