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Latin American countries not only developed their own covid vaccine prototypes but also rolled them out. Martín De Ambrosio reports on a region taking its first steps towards vaccine security
When the pandemic shook the world in 2020, Argentina, like many countries, went into full lockdown. Juliana Cassataro, a researcher at the National University of General San Martín, wondered what her team could do to help. The answer was obvious for a researcher specialising in oral vaccines: make one.
“From the beginning we planned to make it as a booster we realised that we couldn’t compete with developers with millions and millions of dollars and the support of bigger nation states,” says Cassataro. Her team received a small grant of $100 000 from the Argentine ministry of science in May 2020 to design a prototype based on Cassataro’s specialism: recombinant protein vaccines.
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Argentine laboratory reaches a memorandum of understanding with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Bala Chambers | 26.02.2021 After reaching a deal, Argentina appears set to produce Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday, Argentine Laboratorios Richmond reached a memorandum of understanding with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to produce the vaccine in Argentina. The agreement was signed in Moscow by Tagir Sitdekov on behalf of RDIF, and Marcelo Figueiras, the President of Laboratorios Richmond. Local reports say Indian laboratory Hetero, described as a “strategic partner,” will be involved in the process. Elvira Zini, the Director of Technical and Scientific Affairs at Laboratorios Richmond, underlined the importance of the deal, saying it will help to guarantee future vaccine supplies in the fight against the global pandemic. ....