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Judi Lynn

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Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:07 PM Dec 2015

Colombia VP in Intensive Care after collapsing during speech

Colombia VP in Intensive Care after collapsing during speech
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Dec 3, 2015

Colombia Vice-President German Vargas has been held in Intensive Care after he collapsed while speaking at a public event on Wednesday.

According to local media, Vargas was visiting the town of Floridablanca, Santander to sign infrastructure contracts and fainted while giving a speech.

The VP was taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Bucaramanga and immediately taken to the Intensive Care unit.

According to the hospital, the VP suffered a “seizure” caused by an “old benign brain injury [that was] accentuated by his excessive workload in recent days.”

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-vp-collapses-during-speech/

Best wishes to Vice-President German Vargas.

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President Santos, Vice President Vargas. [/center]

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