Argentine President Alberto Fernandez speaks during a press conference at the presidential residence in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, on August 12, 2020. / AFP / JUAN MABROMATA
MEXICO CITY: Production of a COVID-19 vaccine under an agreement between the Mexican and Argentine governments and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca could begin in the first quarter of 2021, an AstraZeneca executive said on Thursday.
Sylvia Varela, head of AstraZeneca Mexico, said at the Mexican president's daily news conference that Phase III trials were expected to conclude by November or December.
