Undercover police officers have arrested a vaccination center worker in Argentina for selling stolen doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in the street. Leonardo Alvarado was arrested in Berisso, near Buenos Aires, after a tip off. In a sting operation, officers confiscated eight vials of the Sinopharm vaccine from a bag Alvarado was carrying. Allegations that Alvarado had not been paid were dismissed by Buenos Aires Health Minister Daniel Gollan during a press conference Tuesday. Leonardo Alvarado (left) with agents of the Buenos Aires police after he was arrested for selling doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccineLast Friday, the World Health Organization authorized the emergency use of China's Sinopharm.

Source: Daily Mail May 11, 2021 21:29 UTC