ThefirstSputnik V dosesarrivedinthecountryinlateJanuaryjustascaseswerespiking, bringinghopetooneofLatinAmerica's mostravagednations, where a recentsurgehasleftcorpsespilingupamidoverwhelmedfuneralhomesandcemeteries.
Bolivia's relianceonMoscowunderscoreshowgovernmentsacrosstheregionhaveturnedtoRussia's Sputnik V drugamidfearsofbeingleftbehindintheglobalscrambleforvaccines.