A new chapter on the tensions between the province of Buenos Aires and the national government emerged on Saturday after the publication of a joint statement he signed Almost all ministries of health in the country. The text came after the uproar caused by the anti-vaccine day last Thursday in an annex to Congress, and was signed by all ministerial portfolios. except Buenos Aires and Formosa.
During the afternoon, the Minister of Health in Buenos Aires, Nicholas Kryplak, claimed on the social network “They marginalized us”He claimed on social media. But from the nation they confirm that the PBA was included in the dialogue between ministers, but that They did not provide answers.
At the same time, they assert in the province that it was so An intentional and deliberate act. This episode adds absurdity to the pre-existing lack of communication between the district led by Axel Kiselov and the Libertarian administration.
As much as he could know NationThe exchanges began on Friday evening, around 11 p.m., via the group members’ WhatsApp group Federal Health Council (COFISA)It consists of health ministers in all governorates of the country. This initiative was mainly promoted by officials in pampas, Santa Fe And St. LouisJoining was quick: 16 ministers confirmed their support in the following minutes.
The talks continued until Saturday afternoon. From the National Ministry of Health confirmed to LA NACION that Kryplak had read the group’s messages, but that The opinion was not overlookedeven as exchanges over the statement continued. Some, such as the city of Buenos Aires, waited for the text to be drafted to join. Salta and Santiago del Estero joined at the last minute.
Thus, at 12:35, National Minister Mario Lugones published the statement on social networks, which, although he did not explicitly refer to Thursday’s event, Support the national vaccination schedule. He got an almost immediate response from the president Javier Miley.
It is suggested that the provinces excluded are those whose governors, Kiselov and Gildo InsafranYou don’t have a smooth relationship with the Libertarian administration. “The PBA clearly supports vaccines and vaccination. They just marginalized us from the statement. They are clearly not up to the task. In addition to the statement, they introduced vaccines, strengthened implementation plans and invested in dissemination and promotion,” Kryplak wrote on his social networks.
A few days ago, at the same time that the controversial Anti-Vaccine Day was being held, Kryplak attended the joint meeting between the Health and Social Work Committees of the House of Representatives to discuss Defense of vaccination As one of the most successful health policies thanks to the national vaccination calendar and the high coverage achieved in recent decades.
The National Ministry of Health denies the existence of marginalization. They even claim that there is an insistence from a number of ministers on issuing the statement early in the morning, but that is from the nation They extended the closure until 12 o’clock. Sources from the portfolio said: “They did not want to participate and now they are talking about being excluded from the directory.”
Meanwhile, sources close to the Buenos Aires Ministry indicated that although there was an exchange between some ministers during Friday night with the aim of making a national statement, the decision to issue and publish it was taken unanimously today at eight o’clock. However, in the PBA they confirm that They didn’t see the messages until this morning.. “A situation involving something very important cannot be resolved.” Via WhatsApp at night and deleted the most important governorate in the country“, they expressed.
They stressed in the governorate that this was a deliberate act on the part of the nation, even though it was an exchange of ministers in the governorate. In addition, they strengthen their position in favor of vaccination.