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Argentina Follows UK In Backing Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

Thumbs-Up From Mexico Is Imminent

 
• By Kevin Grogan and Maureen Kenny

While the US and EU regulators seem less than keen on the data package offered to date on COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, Latin American countries are moving quickly to follow the UK in backing the cost-effective and more-easily deliverable option.

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Vaccines Are Seen As Key In The Fight To Control The Pandemic • Source: Shutterstock

While debate about the data behind AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine continues in Europe and the US, countries in South and Central America seem happy to follow the UK's lead and grant temporary authorization to the product which has been hailed as a game-changer globally to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

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