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As nations around the world scramble to start vaccinating against COVID-19, many countries are finding it difficult if not impossible to get the vaccines they want.
Case in point â Argentina. President Alberto Fernández promised to start vaccination campaigns in the South American nation before the end of 2020.
They managed to hit that goal but just days before the New Year dawned â and not exactly as they d hoped. Argentina tried to position itself to get early access to a vaccine. It hosted multiple vaccine trials for multiple pharmaceutical firms. It negotiated pre-purchase contracts with several pharmaceutical companies. It arranged to be the primary manufacturer of AstraZeneca s vaccine in Latin America.
Originally published on February 2, 2021 11:36 am
As nations around the world scramble to start vaccinating against COVID-19, many countries are finding it difficult if not impossible to get the vaccines they want.
Case in point Argentina. President Alberto Fernández promised to start vaccination campaigns in the South American nation before the end of 2020.
They managed to hit that goal but just days before the New Year dawned and not exactly as they d hoped. Argentina tried to position itself to get early access to a vaccine. It hosted multiple vaccine trials for multiple pharmaceutical firms. It negotiated pre-purchase contracts with several pharmaceutical companies. It arranged to be the primary manufacturer of AstraZeneca s vaccine in Latin America.