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Government approves Sinopharm vaccine for children aged 3 to 11

01-10-2021 21:03 Argentina "will end 2021 with its entire population over three years of age covered and protected,” declares Health Minister Carla Vizzotti.

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Argentina surpasses two million Covid-19 cases, 50,000 deaths

13-02-2021 08:55 Eleven months on from confirmation of the first case in the country, officials said Wednesday that more than two million people have tested positive for Covid-19.

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Argentina approves AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine

30-12-2020 16:57 Hours after Britain did the same, Argentina authorises use of coronavirus vaccine developed by drug firm AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

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Covid vaccinations set to start after Sputnik touches down

26-12-2020 08:54 Government hails ‘mission to Moscow’ and says mass immunisation plan is imminent, as Aerolíneas Argentinas plane completes round-trip to Russia, bringing home 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

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Argentina becomes first Latin American nation to approve Russian vaccine

24-12-2020 01:00 Health Ministry authorises emergency approval of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, with first shipment expected to arrive in country on Thursday.

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Government inks deal for 10 million doses of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine

12-12-2020 08:42 Fernández administration puts faith in Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine; President says he’ll be the first in line to take it.

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Pfizer applies for vaccine approval in Argentina as government details targets

05-12-2020 08:28 President Alberto Fernández says 300,000 could be vaccinated using Russian vaccine in next few weeks, followed by 10 million more by end of February.

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Covid-19 vaccines: the five frontrunners

14-11-2020 08:39 Government wants to vaccinate 11 million against Covid-19 next year, with five potential options.

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Clinical trials of equine serum for Covid-19 patients begin

28-07-2020 15:21 Argentina this week started clinical tests on patients using a hyperimmune solution based on equine serum, a potential medicament for treating people with Covid-19.