“Today, at the Alejandro Posadas Hospital, I received the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine with President Alberto Fernandez,” Garcia wrote on Twitter.

Hoy en el @hospitalposadas recibí junto al Presidente @alferdez la primera dosis de la vacuna Sputnik.



Agradezco a cada trabajador y trabajadora de la salud que ponen alma, corazón y vida en esta lucha.

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- Gines González García (@ginesggarcia) January 21, 2021

He also expressed his gratitude to all medical professionals fighting the coronavirus.

Earlier in Argentina, vaccination began with the Russian "Sputnik V".

In particular, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez was vaccinated with the Russian vaccine.