Yellow fever outbreak in Paraguay - government officials vaccinated first and at home?

Note the wording of the health minister - he says "reject" and not "deny." It's not a translation error, the words are quite different. Damn right the politicos and the wealthy got house-calls with vaccine while most others wait in line, that's how it works in this part of the world. It's about how much cash you got, where you are on the political food chain and most importantly *who you know*.

The protesters' suspicions are probably 100% correct and also culturally normal.

American readers: please note the difference between 'Paraguay' and 'Uruguay'. All they share is a last syllable and a border, they are two quite different places.

"Protesters have closed roads and started fires amid news reports that health workers were vaccinating certain politicians in their homes.

'I categorically reject these kinds of irresponsible allegations,' said Health Minister Oscar Martinez Doldan.

Meanwhile, some people have endured long waits for vaccines in sweltering heat."