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New shipments take Argentina past 67 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

24-09-2021 12:18 As of Friday morning, more than 50 million shots have been applied nationwide.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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New delivery of 800,000 Sputnik V jabs due to arrive in Argentina

19-04-2021 12:18 Flight carrying more than 800,000 Sputnik V vaccines due to arrive at Ezeiza international airport later this evening. With this latest shipment, Argentina will now have taken delivery of more than nine billion doses.