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Argentina has paid for 46% of its Covid vaccine contracts

24-09-2021 22:08 As of September 9, the government had shelled out almost US$700 million to buy Covid-19 vaccine doses – less than half of the total funds it has agreed to pay to buy 130 million shots.

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Argentina set to receive 400,000 AstraZeneca shots from Spain

21-08-2021 19:34 Argentina will take delivery of around 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, thanks to a donation from the Spanish government.

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Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

19-08-2021 09:35 Large study finds Pfizer-BioNTech efficacy ebbed over time; Data shows vaccines didn’t diminish viral load of delta cases.

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Argentina to combine Sputnik V with Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

04-08-2021 21:10 Individuals who received a first dose of Sputnik V will be able to apply for another shot to complete their vaccination plan or wait, Health Minister Carla Vizzoti announces.

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New claims of Covid vaccine graft in Brazil

30-06-2021 14:35 Senior Health Ministry official resigns after newspaper publishes fresh allegations of corruption in Brazil's vaccine programme.

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Mexico finally ships first locally made AstraZeneca shots to Latin America

15-06-2021 09:45 Mexico shipped more than a million AstraZeneca vaccines to Argentina, Belize, Bolivia and Paraguay over the weekend in the first batch of locally-produced shots.

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Government hopes to ramp up vaccination amid opposition criticism

11-06-2021 23:45 Argentina’s death toll from Covid-19 continues to rise and healthcare professionals are feeling the strain.

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Argentina set to receive Sputnik vaccine's active ingredient from Russia

07-06-2021 17:32 Aerolíneas Argentinas flight heads to Moscow to pick up back the first consignment of active ingredients for producing Sputnik V in Argentina. Fresh delays in the arrival of AstraZeneca vaccine deliveries.

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More than three million vaccines arrive, Pfizer controversy rages on

04-06-2021 23:41 Pfizer controversy takes over political debate as Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero appears before Congress.

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Chile limits use of AstraZeneca after clot case

03-06-2021 17:57 After a 31-year-old man developed thrombosis after being immunized, Chile became the latest country to limit use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to links with rare blood clots.

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More than 2.1 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrive at Ezeiza

31-05-2021 17:09 Argentina took delivery of more than 2.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine against Covid-19 on Monday morning, handing a timely boost to the government's mass vaccination campaign.

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Covax delivery: 657,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Argentina

26-05-2021 13:52 Argentina received an additional 657,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Amsterdam via the World Health Organisation's Covax scheme on Wednesday, a timely arrival as deaths from Covid-19 surpassed 75,000 deaths.

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Mexico to start exporting AstraZeneca vaccines to Latin America

25-05-2021 17:20 Mexico will shortly begin exporting AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccines to other Latin American nations, with a shipment of 800,000 doses set to arrive in Argentina this weekend.

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Argentina takes delivery of 1.65 million Covid-19 vaccines

24-05-2021 22:18 Government says more than 1.65 million vaccine doses have arrived over the past two days, including just over one million AstraZeneca shots.

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Officials head to Mexico, Cuba for Covid-19 vaccine talks

24-05-2021 15:43 Two key officials in Alberto Fernández’s government are travelling to Mexico and Cuba for talks over arrival of new vaccines against Covid-19.

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City Hall to begin vaccinating residents aged 55 to 59

14-05-2021 11:50 Buenos Aires will begin vaccinating those aged 55 to 59, as well as those considered strategic personnel and at-risk individuals with pre-existing health conditions, according to City Health Minister Fernán Quirós.

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Argentina to receive four million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in May

13-05-2021 08:38 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirmed Tuesday that government is set to take delivery of close to four million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine throughout May.

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Brazilian states suspend AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

11-05-2021 12:34 Various Brazilian states including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have suspended the immunisation of pregnant women with the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, following the advice of the national health regulator after a death was reported.

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Argentina offers to manufacture delayed AstraZeneca vaccines

07-05-2021 01:50 With delays on Mexican end of mass co-production, Argentina seeks to unblock production of AstraZeneca-Oxford shots, offering to manufacture the entire vaccine domestically.

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US announces export of up to 60 million AstraZeneca Covid vaccines

26-04-2021 15:37 US will release up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, amid mounting criticism that the Biden administration was hoarding shots while other countries suffered.

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Second Covax delivery of 864,000 AstraZeneca doses arrives

18-04-2021 22:07 Argentina took delivery of a new shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, receiving 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca shot via the World Health Organisation's COVAX scheme.

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Argentina takes delivery of 218,000 vaccine doses via Covax scheme

28-03-2021 22:40 Argentina took delivery of 218,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 on Sunday, the country's first shipment from the World Health Organisation's Covax scheme.

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Venezuela won't accept AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax

25-03-2021 14:47 Venezuela informs the Pan American Health Organisation it will not accept the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite having ordered between 1.4 and 2.4 million doses of it through Covax.

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EU vaccine export-vetting scheme: 5 things to know

24-03-2021 12:47 The EU's Covid-19 vaccine export vetting scheme means companies making vaccines in the EU must ask for approval to export doses to non-EU countries. But how does it work?

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Major EU nations halt AstraZeneca as WHO says it is safe

15-03-2021 22:00 EU's largest countries joined stream of states halting rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs over blood clot fears, as the World Health Organisation and Europe's medicines watchdog insisted it was safe to use.

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Fernández, López Obrador demand fairer access to Covid-19 vaccines

23-02-2021 16:49 Alberto Fernández and Andrés Manuel López Obrador call for fairer distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and across the world, with both in agreement that rich nations are monopolising jabs.

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President arrives in Mexico for talks on business, vaccines

22-02-2021 14:05 Alberto Fernández landed in Mexico City today for an official visit geared towards “strengthening commercial ties” between two countries. President set to meet Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador, billionaire businessman Carlos Slim and visit an AstraZeneca vaccine laboratory.

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Covid-19 shots on the market or in development

17-02-2021 13:56 With several Covid-19 vaccines either being rolled out or under trial, here is a rundown of the various stages of their development.

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Argentina sends Mexico supplies to produce Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

19-01-2021 17:59 Argentina has sent Mexico the first active ingredient necessary for the development of around one million doses of the British Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

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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-19: As lab execs sell shares worth millions, questions arise

15-11-2020 09:25 Executives at several US laboratories developing Covid-19 vaccines have recently pocketed millions of dollars by selling shares in their companies – raising questions about the propriety of such a move in the midst of a global health crisis.

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Swiss regulator looking at AstraZeneca-Oxford virus vaccine

06-10-2020 14:58 Swiss authorities said Tuesday they had begun assessing AstraZeneca and Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine – the first such treatment submitted for authorisation in the country.

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Oxford University and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

13-09-2020 08:52 Trials of potential coronavirus vaccine officially restart, days after clincal trials were suspended following a reported side-effect in a UK patient.

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Mexico warns setback in tests could delay AstraZeneca vaccine

09-09-2020 08:41 Latin American roll-out of AstraZeneca's potential Covid-19 vaccine could be delayed after the biotech company announced a pause in tests, says Mexican government, which will co-produce it with Argentina.

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AstraZeneca pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after unexplained illness

08-09-2020 21:54 Pharmaceutical company says it has"voluntarily paused" a randomised clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine, in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.

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Pride and emotion run high inside Covid-19 vaccine lab

24-08-2020 07:00 Work has already began at Argentina’s mAbxience lab, where they're gearing up to begin producing millions of doses of a vaccine against Covid-19.

PROFILE

Hugo Sigman: Renaissance man's firm to co-produce vaccine

24-08-2020 07:00 Hugo Sigman is a low-profile businessman from the pharmaceutical industry, who is also one of Argentina's richest individuals. He also produces films, collects art and now his firm is to co-produce the Oxford-AstaZenaca vaccine with Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim.

by Ernesto Ise

News of astrazeneca

Argentina has paid for 46% of its Covid vaccine contracts

Argentina set to receive 400,000 AstraZeneca shots from Spain

Covid vaccines are less effective against Delta, large study finds

Argentina to combine Sputnik V with Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

New claims of Covid vaccine graft in Brazil

Mexico finally ships first locally made AstraZeneca shots to Latin America

Government hopes to ramp up vaccination amid opposition criticism

Argentina set to receive Sputnik vaccine's active ingredient from Russia

More than three million vaccines arrive, Pfizer controversy rages on

Chile limits use of AstraZeneca after clot case

More than 2.1 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrive at Ezeiza

Covax delivery: 657,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Argentina

Mexico to start exporting AstraZeneca vaccines to Latin America

Argentina takes delivery of 1.65 million Covid-19 vaccines

Officials head to Mexico, Cuba for Covid-19 vaccine talks

City Hall to begin vaccinating residents aged 55 to 59

Argentina to receive four million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in May

Brazilian states suspend AstraZeneca vaccine for pregnant women

Argentina offers to manufacture delayed AstraZeneca vaccines

US announces export of up to 60 million AstraZeneca Covid vaccines

Second Covax delivery of 864,000 AstraZeneca doses arrives

Argentina takes delivery of 218,000 vaccine doses via Covax scheme

Venezuela won't accept AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax

EU vaccine export-vetting scheme: 5 things to know

Major EU nations halt AstraZeneca as WHO says it is safe

Fernández, López Obrador demand fairer access to Covid-19 vaccines

President arrives in Mexico for talks on business, vaccines

Covid-19 shots on the market or in development

Argentina sends Mexico supplies to produce Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Argentina approves AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine

Covid-19: As lab execs sell shares worth millions, questions arise

Swiss regulator looking at AstraZeneca-Oxford virus vaccine

Oxford University and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

Mexico warns setback in tests could delay AstraZeneca vaccine

AstraZeneca pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after unexplained illness

Pride and emotion run high inside Covid-19 vaccine lab

Hugo Sigman: Renaissance man's firm to co-produce vaccine

Court finds Colombia responsible for rape, torture of journalist

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Tears and cheers: Argentina erupts as 28-year wait comes to an end

Peronist Loyalty Day rallies deliver IMF criticism and controversy

Make way for the shantytown liberals

Jubilaciones: un estudio ubicó al sistema previsional argentino entre los peores

Denunciaron a Agustina Propato, la esposa de Sergio Berni, por bajar de un helicóptero en una cancha de futbol

Video: un intendente se quejó por la falta de respuestas del Gobierno y cortaron la transmisión

Congelamiento de precios: el listado completo de los 1.432 productos que retrotraerán su valor

Luis Juez fulminó la idea de ir por la presidencia de Diputados: "No podemos cogobernar con los delincuentes"