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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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

More than 8,000 new virus cases for second straight day

22-08-2020 08:34 Health Ministry announces 8,159 new cases recorded on Friday – the second straight day that the amount cleared 8,000. Total number of infections to date now reaches 329,043.