July 7th, 2021 en Buenos Aires.

If you follow the news about Argentina, a couple of positive changes are going on, as the supply of vaccines has increased greatly, and the Argentine Laboratory Richmond has produced almost half a million doses of the Russian Sputnik vaccine.  Argentina has had a slow rollout of the vaccine due to la ack of supply, and currently there are 18 million people with one dose and 3.5 million people with 2 doses [source Reuters.com]

Buying the Vaccine

Recently, in my reading, I also discovered that the government of Argentina has negotiated to receive vaccines from Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna. The US government is donating these shots to Argentina. [Source Batimes] This process was overly complicated in Argentina, as the government needed to create a Corvid reparation fund to respond to any demands for indemnity by people who could prove the Corvid vaccine damaged them.

New Travel Restrictions

And the newest restriction was announced a few days ago, and it is in place until July 12. Now, with the limit of returning Argentinian people quota lowered from 2000 a day to 600, many people are stranded in the US. Whenever they can return, and for some this might be weeks, this new decree states you must isolate in a hotel for two weeks. For many people, this is an expensive turn of events. This decree might have been instituted to deal with all the returning vaccinated folks, who do not believe they need to isolate for 2 weeks in their homes.

From my understanding, the justices have called for a meeting with the government to discuss this decree as this is Argentina. No one knows. As most of the world is starting to reopen, I’m not sure what will happen here.

If the vaccines are received, and if they are administered during this winter season, which goes through September, then maybe 25 or 30 million people will be vaccinated and most with double doses.

And maybe the country

What I will suggest is that this government will open for the upcoming summer season that begins in early December. I hope so. The economy here needs the infusion of foreigners, both their bodies and their money. Then maybe we will see a return of the Milonga. I believe most venues will be smaller in scale and scope. The dancers might also be different, as some will choose not to return, some dancers will have passed on from the disease, and maybe there will be many new dancers who want to experience the embrace of Tango.

​As of the date, Argentina exceeded 50% of those vaccinated over 18 years of age (51.62%). In the age group over 60, coverage reaches 84.1%; between 50 and 59 years, 79.8%; between 40 and 49 years old, 59.6%; between 30 and 39 years old, 32.6%; and between 18 and 29 years old, 15.3%. [Source Infobae.com]

Abrazo grande to all who are currently dancing in the world!