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Argentine regulator OK's Sputnik coronavirus vaccination for people over 60

  • The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology, or ANMAT, Argentina's regulatory body.
  • the vaccine "is within an acceptable margin of safety and efficacy for the age group over 60 years."
Published January 20, 2021 Updated January 20, 2021 09:48pm
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BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has approved use of Russia's Sputnik coronavirus vaccination for people over the age of 60, the government of the South American country announced in a statement on Wednesday.

The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology, or ANMAT, Argentina's regulatory body, said in the statement that the vaccine "is within an acceptable margin of safety and efficacy for the age group over 60 years."