News of vaccines

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.

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.

Sinopharm delivery takes Argentina to 55 million vaccines against Covid-19

04-09-2021 10:12 According to government data, 46.3% of citizens aged over 18 have now completed their immunisation programme against Covid-19.

by James Grainger

Pfizer-BioNTech ink vaccine deal with Brazil manufacturer

26-08-2021 14:42 Production will start next year and at full capacity will produce 100 million finished doses.

The Sputnik saga continues

07-08-2021 11:44 Several sub-national jurisdictions throughout Argentina have announced their own plans to procure Covid-19 vaccines. Both Buenos Aires City and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta and Jujuy have come out publicly with their plans to purchase the inoculations, yet not a single one has arrived to the country yet.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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.

Vaccination extended to minors aged between 12 and 17 with risk factors

23-07-2021 18:40 The Health Ministry announced Friday that its national Covid-19 vaccination programme is being extended to include minors aged 12 to 17 with existing risk factors. 

Government complains to Russia over Sputnik vaccine delivery delays

22-07-2021 16:29 Argentina complains to Russia about delays in delivering second doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a letter warning of breach of contract repercussions.

Argentina signs degree to change rule to ramp vaccine access

03-07-2021 13:20 Argentina changes vaccine regulations to speed access to a wider range of vaccines, as the Joe Biden administration steps up donations.

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

Brazil senators file case against Bolsonaro for malfeasance

28-06-2021 19:11 Bolsonaro is accused of having failed to have a top ally investigated for suspicions of massive corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.

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.

Pfizer: ‘Incompatible legal framework’ blocked vaccines for Argentina

09-06-2021 18:03 Argentina’s Congress grills representatives of pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Laboratorios Richmond, over the delayed deliveries of vaccines against Covid-19.

Buenos Aires Province agrees to buy 10 million doses of Covaxin vaccine

04-06-2021 23:04 Governor Axel Kicillof says deal with Indian laboratory Bharat Biotech depends on four conditions and that province will offer shots "to the national government for distribution among all provinces."

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.

Countries mull WHO reform and how to rebuild post-Covid world

24-05-2021 11:02 Vaccine sharing, strengthening the WHO and adopting a pandemic treaty among proposals from world leaders addressing how to halt the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent future health catastrophes.

Fernández set to depart on Euro tour with Guzmán in tow

06-05-2021 15:08 President Alberto Fernández will fly off to Europe on Friday, ahead of a series of meetings with various European leaders, including the Pope and Spain's King Felipe.

What we learned this week: April 25 to May 1

01-05-2021 00:01 Our pick of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

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.

Maduro says Venezuela will produce Cuban Covid-19 vaccine

12-04-2021 14:22 Venezuela has signed an agreement to produce the Cuban coronavirus vaccines in its laboratories according to President Nicolas Maduro.