News of vacuna

Aerolíneas Argentinas plane heads to Moscow for Covid-19 vaccine

23-12-2020 00:52 Aerolíneas Argentinas plane departs Buenos Aires for a round-trip to Russia that will see crew pick up 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government: Coronavirus vaccine 'won't be mandatory' in Argentina

05-11-2020 16:49 Government officials said Thursday that the deployment of any coronavirus vaccine in Argentina will not be mandatory, as they sought to calm concerns over treatments used to tackle Covid-19.

Coronavirus pandemic

Congress approves bill saying Covid-19 vaccine is in public interest

31-10-2020 08:27 Senate approve bill declaring research and development, manufacture and purchase of vaccines against the novel coronavirus to be of public interest.

Global pandemic

Some countries don’t want to wait for superpowers’ vaccines

27-08-2020 14:40 The US and other superpowers have laid claim to billions of Covid vaccine doses that are nearing the finish line. That’s sparked worries that poorer countries will be left behind and shots will be slow to reach many of the world’s 7.8 billion people.

Coronavirus pandemic

Pride and emotion run high inside Covid-19 vaccine lab

24-08-2020 07:00 Work has already began at Argentina’s mAbxience lab, where they're gearing up to begin producing millions of doses of a vaccine against Covid-19.

PROFILE

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