Argentina and Mexico will co-produce Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Argentina and Mexico will co-produce Oxford coronavirus vaccine

President Alberto Fernández confirms Argentina and Mexico will co-produce millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford and Swedish-British pharma firm AstraZeneca.

Speaking at a press conference at the Olivos presidential residence on Wednesday (August 12), he said that the two countries would be in charge of the “Latin American production” and distribution of the vaccine.

Argentina will be in charge of producing "the active substance," said Fernández, with Mexico finishing "production and packaging." He said that the country "could be in a position to vaccinate" by the first quarter of 2021.