| Date | 29 December 2020 – present |
|---|---|
| Location | Argentina |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina |
| Target | Immunisation of Argentines against COVID-19 |
The COVID-19 vaccination program in Argentina is an ongoing effort of mass immunization. Vaccination against COVID-19 began in Argentina on 29 December 2020 aiming at health professionals. Argentina struck a deal with the United Kingdom in November 2020 for a British made vaccine produced by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. The vaccines are part of a deal where Argentina received 22.4 million doses.[1] During the first week, 39,599 doses were applied to health professionals.[2]
On 18 February 2021, vaccination on citizens aged over 70 began in the Province of Buenos Aires. Schools, among other sites, were used as temporary vaccination centres.[3]
Background
During the first days of November, the government announced that will acquire during December 2020 and January 2021, 25 million of doses from the Russian vaccine Sputnik V after it would enter phase III.[4][5][6] Other vaccines such as the developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and China were also announced to be acquired eventually.[7]
On 22 December the flight that would bring the first doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to the country left for Moscow,[8] after negotiations began in early December.[9] 300,000 doses arrived on 24 December,[10] with the vaccination campaign beginning on 29 December.[11] The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, was among the first to receive the vaccine.[12] One day later, the AZD1222 vaccine developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca was also approved in the country.[13]
On 29 May 2021, health minister Carla Vizzotti met with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel to discuss the possibility of distribution of the still unapproved Cuban-made vaccine SOBERANA 02.[14][15]
On July 17, 2021, 3.5 million doses of Moderna vaccines arrived at Argentina as part of donation from the United States.[16] Before that, on July 9, 2021, Argentina announced that it had procured 20 million doses from Moderna on its supply deal.[17]
The European Investment Bank is collaborating with the Argentinian government to provide the country with $100 million to assist in the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccinations and to deploy vaccination campaigns.[18]
Vaccines on order
| Vaccine | Approval | Deployment |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer–BioNTech |  Yes |
Yes |
| Oxford–AstraZeneca | Yes |
Yes |
| Sputnik V | Yes |
Yes |
| Sinopharm BIBP | Yes |
Yes |
| Moderna | Yes |
Yes |
| Bharat Biotech | Yes |
 No |
| CanSino | Yes[19] |
No |
Vaccines in trial stage
| Vaccine | Type (technology) | Phase I | Phase II | Phase III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CureVac | RNA | Completed |
Completed |
In progress |
| ReiThera | Viral vector | Completed |
Completed |
In progress |
References
- ↑ "Covid-19 vaccinations begin in provinces across country". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Ya se aplicaron 39.599 dosis de la vacuna contra COVID-19 al personal de salud" [39,599 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 were applied to health professionals] (in Spanish). Ministry of Health. 6 January 2021.
- ↑ "Buenos Aires Province begins vaccinating those aged 70+". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 18 February 2021.
- ↑ Boadle, Anthony; Raszewski, Eliana; Garrison, Cassandra (2 November 2020). "Argentina expects 10 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine". Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Argentina agrees to buy 25 million doses of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Salud confirmó que adquirirá 25 millones de dosis de la vacuna rusa si pasa la fase 3" (in Spanish). Télam. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Heath, Maximilian (6 November 2020). "Argentina 'could receive' 750,000 doses of eventual Pfizer vaccine: Fernandez". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ "Parte hacia Moscú el vuelo que traerá al país las primeras dosis de la Sputnik V" (in Spanish). Télam. 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Government inks deal for 10 million doses of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 12 December 2020.
- ↑ Otaola, Jorge; Sherwood, Dave (26 December 2020). "Argentina to launch COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday". Reuters.
- ↑ Misculin, Nicolás; Sherwood, Dave (29 December 2020). "Argentina begins COVID vaccination drive with Russia's Sputnik V". Reuters.
- ↑ "Kicillof among first to receive Russian vaccine in Argentina". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Argentina approves AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Vacunas cubanas: Díaz-Canel recibió a Carla Vizzotti" [Cuban vaccines: Díaz-Canel received Carla Vizzotti]. Página 12 (in Spanish). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "Carla Vizzotti se reunió en Cuba con el presidente Díaz-Canel" [Carla Vizzotti met in Cuba with President Díaz-Canel]. La Voz (in Spanish). Télam. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "United States donates 3.5 million Moderna vaccines to Argentina". Buenos Aires Times. July 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Argentina announces COVID-19 vaccine supply deal with Moderna". Reuters. July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-08. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ Bank, European Investment (2022-03-03). EIB Group activity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. European Investment Bank.
- ↑ "Argentina issues emergency approval to China's single-dose Cansino COVID-19 vaccine". Reuters. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
