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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.