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

A healthcare worker shows a vial of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

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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