Carla Vizzotti was born on 1 June 1972 and is an Argentine physician specialized in vaccine-preventable diseases.
10 Facts About Carla Vizzotti
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Carla Vizzotti was the Secretary of Health Access and Vice Minister of Health in Argentina's Health Ministry, working under Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia, until February 2021.
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Carla Vizzotti has been Minister of Health since 20 February 2021, following Gonzalez Garcia's resignation.
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Carla Vizzotti studied medicine at the Universidad del Salvador, graduating in 1997.
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Carla Vizzotti specialized in internal medicine at the University of Buenos Aires.
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On 19 December 2019, Carla Vizzotti was appointed to the newly established Secretariat of Health Access by Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia, as part of the administration of recently elected president Alberto Fernandez.
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In 2020 Carla Vizzotti became one of the most visible public officials in the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Carla Vizzotti has been tasked with giving the daily morning reports on COVID-19 statistics.
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In December 2020, Carla Vizzotti headed the Argentine delegation that travelled to Russia to oversee the transportation of 300 thousand Gam-COVID-Vac vaccines developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology to Argentina.
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Carla Vizzotti was appointed to the position the following day, on 20 February 2021.