Back Vacunación contra la COVID-19 en Argentina Spanish Вакцинація проти COVID-19 в Аргентині Ukrainian
 | This article needs to be updated. (August 2021) |
| 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]
- ^ "Covid-19 vaccinations begin in provinces across country". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Buenos Aires Province begins vaccinating those aged 70+". Buenos Aires Times (Perfil). 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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