News of vaccine

Russia expects WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine by year-end

16-11-2021 10:16 Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is on track to be approved by the WHO by the end of the year, according to the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Global pandemic

New rules for travelling Argentines visiting Europe, UK

29-10-2021 23:26 The United Kingdom and the European Union changed entry rules for Argentines this week, with new details regarding vaccination.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina to begin applying third dose of Covid vaccine to elderly

26-10-2021 12:05 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announces at a press conference that a third shot of coronavirus vaccine will be offered to citizens aged over 50 and those with weakened immune systems.

Global pandemic

Brazil President Bolsonaro decides not to get vaccinated

14-10-2021 12:53 Unsurprisingly, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed he will not be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Covid-19 vaccines

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.

Covid-19 vaccines

Argentine firm begins work on Covid vaccine based on mRNA tech

28-09-2021 09:50 Sinergium Biotech to produce vaccines against Covid-19 for Latin American countries based on mRNA technology, similar to that employed by Pfizer and Moderna in their shots.

Covid-19 vaccines

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.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

21-09-2021 13:17 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that his government was against health passports but backed drives to vaccinate against Covid-19.

Covid-19 vaccines

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

20-09-2021 14:32 Pfizer and BioNTech says trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine is safe and produces a robust immune response in children aged five to 11.

Coronavirus pandemic

More than five million now recovered from Covid in Argentina

11-09-2021 10:08 Cases continue to decline; Government receives first shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus vaccines

Argentina receives first shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

09-09-2021 15:28 Argentina welcomed its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday evening, with 100,620 shots arriving at Ezeiza International Airport.

Coronavirus vaccines

Vizzotti: First shipment of 580,000 Pfizer vaccines will arrive in September

24-08-2021 16:27 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announces that first shipment of 580,000 Pfizer-BioNTech shots will arrive in Buenos Aires in September, with another 20 million doses in total to follow by end of December via weekly deliveries.

COVID-19 VACCINES

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.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Locally made Covid vaccine set for clinical trials in next year, says minister

21-08-2021 19:33 "Projects are advancing,” says Science Minister Roberto Salvarezza, who highlights progress of shot developed by Universidad de San Martín, CONICET researchers and Cassará laboratory.

Covid-19 vaccines

Argentina starts distributing version of local Sputnik vaccine

12-08-2021 16:32 Argentina on Thursday began distributing the first batch of more than one million doses of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine produced domestically.

VACCINE DIPLOMACY

US prepares to send Mexico Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

09-08-2021 22:26 Washington is preparing to send Mexico vaccines from Moderna and AstraZeneca in coming days to bolster its southern neighbour’s fight against Covid-19.

Covid-19 vaccines

Nicolini: Pfizer vaccines will start arriving in Argentina in September

06-08-2021 16:25 Doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will begin arriving in Argentina from September, confirms Cecilia Nicolini.

Covid-19 vaccines

Sputnik V: From vaccine hope to frustration for Latin America

05-08-2021 14:19 Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was the first to arrive in the region, but eight months in, a critical shortage of the second dose is weighing heavily on governments with limited alternatives.

Covid-19 vaccines

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.

Covid-19 vaccines

Russia promises to solve Sputnik V delivery delays this month

04-08-2021 15:41 Backers of Sputnik V say that "all delays will be completely resolved" during August, following complaints from several countries.

Covid-19 vaccines

Argentina to produce three million Sputnik V second doses in August

03-08-2021 16:40 Gamaleya Institute in Moscow approves mass production of the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 in Argentina, after successful quality control tests. Laboratorios Richmond has started production, with 150,000 shots expected this week.

VACCINES FOR SALE?

Lacking a million Sputnik V vaccines, San Juan wants its 18 million euros back

30-07-2021 22:13 Provincial government’s contract for shots, signed with German middlemen, has fallen through, adding to the claims of the national government against the Russian lab. Now San Juan wants its money back.

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VACCINE DIPLOMACY

Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage

30-07-2021 17:09 The Kremlin’s ambitions to win soft-power dividends around the world from Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine are being hampered by delays in delivering Sputnik V to foreign buyers clamouring for supplies.

Covid-19 vaccines

Government signs deal with Pfizer for 20 million Covid-19 vaccines

27-07-2021 09:52 After months of negotiations, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirms Argentina has signed deal with US pharma giant Pfizer for 20 million Covid-19 vaccines.

Coronavirus pandemic

More than half of population now vaccinated with one dose

23-07-2021 23:48 More than half of Argentina’s population has now been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the landmark was this week overshadowed by concerns over a lack of supply of Sputnik V vaccine shots.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Government struggles to fully vaccinate population as deaths rise

15-07-2021 14:55 Argentina is facing large delays in its inoculation programme against Covid-19, with experts cautioning for a change in strategy as virus deaths top 100,000.

Coronavirus vaccines

President Fernández signs decree to speed up access to vaccines

02-07-2021 23:48 Presidential decree modifies Vaccine Law, passed by Congress last November, and paves way for arrival of vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson

COVID-19 VACCINES

Venezuela deploys Cuban vaccines as WHO urges caution

02-07-2021 14:07 Venezuela is the first country outside of Cuba to include the Abdala vaccine in it’s national programme. It’s done so under heavy criticism from local medical associations and NGOs.

Covid-19 vaccines

Government preps decree to enable arrival of Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen vaccines

02-07-2021 03:23 Reports say President Alberto Fernández will issue a new decree modifying Vaccine Law that will smooth arrival of host of shots manufactured in United States.

Global pandemic

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

02-07-2021 00:41 Alarm bells rang in Uruguay when eight pregnant women died from the coronavirus in the space of five weeks time — a new reality observed recently across Latin America.

Covid-19 Vaccine

Germany's CureVac Covid vaccine just 48% effective

30-06-2021 19:01 Final trial results showed the coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48%, far lower than those developed by mRNA rivals BioNTech and Moderna. The outcome had been expected after poor interim results were released earlier this month.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Laboratorios Richmond set to begin manufacturing Sputnik V second doses

30-06-2021 17:17 President of the Laboratorios Richmond pharmaceutical firm, Marcelo Figueiras, confirms that local production of the second dose of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will start next Monday.

Global pandemic

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.

Covid-19 vaccination

Argentina reaches 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered

29-06-2021 08:08 More than 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have now been given in Argentina since last December. Worldwide, more than three billion doses have been administered.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Russia confirms Sputnik V second doses will arrive next week

25-06-2021 02:47 Apart from the new cargoes, it is announced that Laboratorios Richmond will begin producing the second component in the next few days.

Covid-19

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

23-06-2021 00:35 More than 30 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since a cluster emerged in Sydney last week, the latest in a string of Australian flare-ups.

Vaccine diplomacy

Biden details latest vaccine donations, delays June target

22-06-2021 10:46 White House announces a list of countries that would receive 55 million doses, after previously detailing the first tranche of 25 million. In total, three-quarters of the 80 million will be sent through Covax. Argentina is among the nations listed.

SPUTNIK VIDA

Laboratorios Richmond says first 450,000 doses of Sputnik jab are ready

19-06-2021 09:10 Argentine lab says it has completed production of first batch of 448,625 doses. Government has now taken delivery of more than 20 million vaccines from overseas, with more on way next week.

Copa América

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

19-06-2021 08:48 Victory sends Argentina joint top of Group A with Chile on four points, while Uruguay remain without a point.

The Covid Copa

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

17-06-2021 11:17 Many Brazilians are even unaware that the world's oldest national team tournament is being played on their soil. Some attribute their lack of interest to a lack of information, a disaffection with the national team or the pandemic situation in the Latin American giant, which is heading towards half a million deaths due to the coronavirus.

VICE-PRESIDENT SPEAKS

CFK tells media to leave ‘vaccines and pandemic out of political disputes’

15-06-2021 09:35 Ex-president lets rip at government critics, telling the opposition and hostile media outlet to “leave vaccination and the pandemic out of political disputes.”

The Covid Copa

Copa América rocked by Venezuela Covid outbreak on eve of opener

13-06-2021 08:28 Thirteen members of Venezuelan delegation test positive, less than 24 hours before Copa América opener against Brazil.

copa américa

Copa América limps to start line despite pandemic

12-06-2021 00:04 Brazil kicks-off the Copa América that almost never was tomorrow. The problems faced by international football's oldest competition have been innumerous.

Vaccine diplomacy

G7 leaders pledge to donate one billion Covid vaccine doses to poor countries

11-06-2021 23:48 Argentina does not feature on list of nations that will benefit.

Coronavirus pandemic

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.

VACCINE DIPLOMACY

US to 'supercharge' pandemic fight with 500-million-dose vaccine donation

10-06-2021 16:04 The United States will donate 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations, the White House said Thursday, to "supercharge" the pandemic fight.

The Covid Copa

Brazil's players say 'against Copa América' but won't boycott event

09-06-2021 09:23 Players from Brazilian national team say they are against playing the troubled Copa América in their country, but will not boycott the tournament. Strong criticism of CONMEBOL.

copa américa

Brazil's Supreme Court to consider halting Copa América

08-06-2021 19:41 Brazil's highest tribunal agrees to hold hearings Thursday to address two requests to block start of Copa América, casting new doubt on the troubled tournament just five days from kick-off.

Travel

Watch out for superbugs while travelling abroad, study says

08-06-2021 16:34 A study out this week in Genome Medicine found international travellers to be "reservoirs and spreaders" of drug-resistant superbugs.

Global pandemic

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

07-06-2021 23:23 Brazil, already battered by the pandemic, braces for its third wave of Covid-19 fueled by vaccination delays and lack of containment measures.

News of vaccine

Russia expects WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine by year-end

New rules for travelling Argentines visiting Europe, UK

Argentina to begin applying third dose of Covid vaccine to elderly

Brazil President Bolsonaro decides not to get vaccinated

Government approves Sinopharm vaccine for children aged 3 to 11

Argentine firm begins work on Covid vaccine based on mRNA tech

Argentina has paid for 46% of its Covid vaccine contracts

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

More than five million now recovered from Covid in Argentina

Argentina receives first shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Vizzotti: First shipment of 580,000 Pfizer vaccines will arrive in September

Argentina set to receive 400,000 AstraZeneca shots from Spain

Locally made Covid vaccine set for clinical trials in next year, says minister

Argentina starts distributing version of local Sputnik vaccine

US prepares to send Mexico Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

Nicolini: Pfizer vaccines will start arriving in Argentina in September

Sputnik V: From vaccine hope to frustration for Latin America

Argentina to combine Sputnik V with Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines

Russia promises to solve Sputnik V delivery delays this month

Argentina to produce three million Sputnik V second doses in August

Lacking a million Sputnik V vaccines, San Juan wants its 18 million euros back

Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage

Government signs deal with Pfizer for 20 million Covid-19 vaccines

More than half of population now vaccinated with one dose

Government struggles to fully vaccinate population as deaths rise

President Fernández signs decree to speed up access to vaccines

Venezuela deploys Cuban vaccines as WHO urges caution

Government preps decree to enable arrival of Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen vaccines

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

Germany's CureVac Covid vaccine just 48% effective

Laboratorios Richmond set to begin manufacturing Sputnik V second doses

New claims of Covid vaccine graft in Brazil

Argentina reaches 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered

Russia confirms Sputnik V second doses will arrive next week

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

Biden details latest vaccine donations, delays June target

Laboratorios Richmond says first 450,000 doses of Sputnik jab are ready

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

CFK tells media to leave ‘vaccines and pandemic out of political disputes’

Copa América rocked by Venezuela Covid outbreak on eve of opener

Copa América limps to start line despite pandemic

G7 leaders pledge to donate one billion Covid vaccine doses to poor countries

Government hopes to ramp up vaccination amid opposition criticism

US to 'supercharge' pandemic fight with 500-million-dose vaccine donation

Brazil's players say 'against Copa América' but won't boycott event

Brazil's Supreme Court to consider halting Copa América

Watch out for superbugs while travelling abroad, study says

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

Argentina tightens Covid rules amid fears over new variant

Latam Airlines reaches bankruptcy deal that hands reins to creditors

'It’s not Cristina': Argentina’s VP breaks silence, pushes IMF decision to Congress

Fernández de Kirchner, children cleared in money-laundering case

Argentina tightens exchange controls to curb outflows of dollars

Mariano, el hermano payamédico de Horacio Rodríguez Larreta: "Mi madre dijo que le salvé la vida"

Marcha atrás: el agresor del playero iba a entregarse por orden del padre, cambió de idea y escapó con la madre

Con Jorge Macri a la cabeza, llegan los cambios porteños

Conmueve a La Pampa el calvario del chiquito de 5 años masacrado a golpes por la madre y su novia

Un asteroide dos veces más grande que el Obelisco se acerca a la trayectoria orbital terrestre